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Mary Bottari stepping down as chief of staff and will be succeeded by Munger at the start of the New Year.

Fishermen need rescue after floating into middle of Rock River on ice patch Credit: Rockford Fire Department ROCKFORD, Ill. (CBS 58) -- Two men ice fishing on the Rock River needed rescuing after the ice they were sitting on broke off and floated away into the middle of the river.  According to a report from WIFR, the Rockford Fire Department responded to the scene near the Jefferson Street Bridge Monday afternoon, March 1.  .@RockfordFire is on scene of a water rescue on the Rock River near Jefferson Street Bridge....

2 Men on Mattress Rescued from Floating Ice Island in Rock River As the saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words." In this case, we have several pictures and lots of words in the form of questions.  The Rockford Fire Department rescued two men from the Rock River on Monday afternoon, near the Jefferson Street Bridge. How the two men got themselves into this dangerous situation is the source of all our questions. As you can see in the photos, the men have some fishing gear, but what's the mattress about? Pam Munger Did they think the mattress could be their flotation device if they f...