Afternoon Briefing: Man found fit to go on trial in Rockford attacks that killed 4

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Northwestern University President Michael Schill was grilled for several hours by lawmakers in Congress this morning about the rise of antisemitism on campus — including allegations that a Jewish student at the elite Big Ten school was recently assaulted and a student wearing a yarmulke was spat upon.

Schill, who described himself as a Jewish descendent of Holocaust survivors, acknowledged the recent “disturbing spike in antisemitism” when he testified before congressional members during a hearing in Washington titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos.”

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Man is found fit to go on trial in attacks that killed 4 in Rockford

The judge had ordered a psychiatric evaluation in April for Christian Soto, 22, who is accused of stabbing, beating or driving over the victims in March. He is charged with first-degree murder and other counts. Read more here.

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