Afternoon Briefing: Girls wrestling growing fast in Illinois, but equity remains elusive

Good afternoon, Chicago. Alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III says he wants his public defenders back , about a month after he insisted on representing himself at trial. Advertisement At a brief hearing Friday, Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti reappointed his legal team, and set a hearing for next week so Crimo could have time to meet with his lawyers.

Crimo did not say what prompted his change of heart, just as he did not say last month what made him decide to represent himself. The Lake County Public Defender’s Office declined to comment after the hearing. Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/breaking and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.

Advertisement Subscribe to more newsletters | Puzzles & Games | Daily horoscope | Ask Amy Jillian Giller, of New Trier High School, pins down Lilliana Lara, of Marist High School, during a match at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire on Dec. 15, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Girls wrestling is Illinois’ fastest growing high school sport.

But equity remains elusive for some, parents say. Some parents say schools have been slow to devote resources, leaving girls without their own teams or dedicated coaches and with fewer chances to compete. Read more here. More top news stories: Snowstorm: Chicago may get heavy, wet snow, gusty winds Monday night, officials say Amid January flu and COVID landscape, some hospitals are asking patients to mask up again Naperville has a new welcome sign at its border with Bolingbrook, built at a cost of $100,000 A CTA Yellow Line train moves at the Howard station on Jan.

5, 2023, for the first time in seven weeks after a crash suspended service. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) After weeks of testing, CTA Yellow Line reopens: ‘It makes it a lot easier’ CTA Yellow Line trains rumbled down the tracks Friday morning and pedestrian crossing arms dinged as passengers crossed into stations and boarded railcars along the line for the first time in seven weeks.

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(Keystone/Getty) David Soul, ‘Starsky & Hutch’ star who was born in Chicago, dies at 80 In addition to “Starsky & Hutch,” David Soul starred in the Western series “Here Come the Brides” and movies like “Magnum Force,” “Salem’s Lot” and more. He was also a singer and released several albums in the ’70s and ’80s.

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