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Football Player Critically Hurt During Game | Kiss Controversy | Sexual Assault On Trail: IL Weekend

PLUS: Christkindlmarket locations revealed | Bartender's masked killer learns parole prospects | Stolen Flock cameras

Local police say this man is wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a popular trail.
Local police say this man is wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a popular trail. (Elmhurst Police Department)

A suburban football player was critically injured during a Friday night game, officials said.

Plus, a local township clerk is asking the Attorney General to investigate after she says requests for surveillance video — which she said contains a suburban mayor giving her a "peck" — could be used for harassment.

Plus, the popular Christkindl holiday market has revealed its three Chicago-area locations for this year.

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High School Football Player Critically Injured During Game

A suburban high school football player was hospitalized in critical condition after being injured during Friday night's game. Because of the severity of the injuries, crews requested additional resources and ground transportation respond to the stadium.

Kiss At Center Of Township Video Controversy

A controversy over video from a suburban township clerk's office appears centered on an after-hours kiss. The clerk, who said the suburban mayor who gave her a "peck" apologized after she told him it was inappropriate and unprofessional. Now, she's asking whether a request for surveillance footage may be used for harassment, fraud or extortion.

Find out what's happening in Across Illinoisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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More Photos Of Prairie Path Sexual Assault Suspect Released

Police on Sunday released more photos of a man who they say sexually battered a woman while she was running Thursday night.

Freelance Photographer Accused Of Impersonating Firefighter/EMS Worker At House Fire

Police said in addition to having emergency lights in his vehicle, he asked where the fire was and made a remark about being a firefighter and to let him through, according to the report.

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Christkindlmarket Announces 3 Chicago Holiday Market Locations, Including 1 In The Suburbs

The suburban location of the German-style holiday market will be the largest of the three, with more than 60 vendors slated to participate.

Bartender's Murder By 'Coward' in Scary Mask: Killer Learns Parole Eligibility Date

It took seven years and 11 months for family and friends of bartender Danny Rios to get justice for the late-night assassination.

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Man Vandalized, Stole Flock Cameras: Cops

According to police, Green spray-painted five Flock cameras and stole two. He is also accused of shattering the glass on a radar unit near an elementary school and cutting the wires to its display.

New Lead In Tammy Zywicki Case Decades After College Student Kidnapped, Found Dead: Police

Authorities on Sunday announced a new lead on the 34th anniversary of the disappearance of Tammy Zywicki, who was kidnapped and killed, her body abandoned, while traveling from the Chicago suburbs to college in Iowa.

Blighted Mall Redevelopment Plan Gets Go-Ahead For City Council Vote Amid Neighbors' Outcries

An industrial developer’s plan to turn the a portion of the former mall property into a logistics center was approved Thursday. The vote came after residents' hopes were raised that the new owner would restore the mid-century mall to its former commercial glory, but the mall continued to fall into disrepair.

1 Killed, 1 Wounded At Suburban Hotel

A 60-year-old man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting Sunday evening at the hotel.

'Fighting For A Cure For Our Babies': Mom Raising Funds For Daughter's Battle Against Rare Disease

"Right now, funds are the only thing standing between Lily and kids like her receiving treatment that could ultimately cure her neurological disorder through gene replacement therapy," the mom told Patch.

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