High school sports officials from across Illinois will consider a rule change to allow young athletes to compete more outside of their school season.

The backstory:

The issue came up earlier this year during a push to change the bylaws of the Illinois High School Association, the body that governs high school sports in the state.

The IHSA does not allow students to play for both their school team and a club or traveling team in the same sport during the high school season.

A suburban state lawmaker even proposed a bill to allow for student-athletes to compete more outside of their school team with a so-called "Right to Play Act."

State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (D-Naperville) argued the change would allow a cross country runner, as an example, to compete in a charity race on the weeken

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