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Sources are reporting a woman has escaped from Swedish American Hospital earlier today.
Several police officers were searching the area for the woman in the hospital gown.
Source sent us the following video.
Unknown what the woman is wanted for, besides escaping the hospital.
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Around 7:30 pm tonight, a person was stuck inside the courthouse and needed the fire departments help getting out of the courthouse.
It happened at the Winnebago County Courthouse at 400 W State in Rockford.
An employee of the courthouse has been trying to get out of the courthouse for the last hour, and says she is stuck inside and needs the fire departments help getting out.
Update: Unknown how she was stuck inside. But the Rockford Fire Department was able to safely rescue the woman and she is now free.
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Details are minimal due to the encryption.
Police are investigating a prisoner escape from the Winnebago County Jail.
This could be as simple as someone not showing up for work release, or it could be a prisoner escaped from the jail.
Unknown because the police are encrypted and have yet to release information
