[Troubleshooting] My fan connector is stuck to my motherboard... What do I do?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor	Purchased
Motherboard	ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	Purchased
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	Purchased
Storage	Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage	Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card	Purchased
Case	Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased
Power Supply	Corsair Builder 750W 80 Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	Purchased
Optical Drive	Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer
Monitor	Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor	Purchased
Keyboard	AZIO PRISM Wired Slim Keyboard	Purchased
Speakers	Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers	Purchased
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$0.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-16 13:52 EDT-0400

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I built this back in June and I am very happy with it. However, I have one problem: when I connected the case fan to the motherboard, the connector got stuck. The fan works, but I cannot disconnect it from the motherboard. This is a problem because I'd like to replace the case - the USB 3.0 front ports are failing, the fan is kinda crappy, and there is a dent in the bottom of the case so I cannot properly mount my PSU. And just my luck, Raidmax quit selling the case right after I bought it.

What can I do to get it unstuck? I do not want to replace my motherboard too because my case is terrible.

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Gently pull it out, jiggle it, etc. No luck.

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It is this connection: http://imgur.com/O6iMWo8

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