Updated: 5:28 PM Broadway Street is known for having its fair share of crime, but one new business owner says it’s time to kick the criminals out.

Updated: 10:48 PM It’s a problem that's plagued Rockford's Midtown District for years -- prostitution.

Updated: 5:50 PM There’s a new type of vehicle hitting the streets next week. It’s expected to keep law enforcement officers safe in dangerous situations.

Posted: 5:53 PM The number of burglaries in the city rose nearly 40% last month.

Updated: 10:37 PM Dozens of people from a northeast side neighborhood turned out for a meeting Tuesday night after a violent crime took place there last week.

Updated: 1:43 PM Police rely on our help to put drug dealers behind bars, so we decided to look into the Rockford Police Department’s narcotics hotline.

Updated: 11:30 PM Whether it's responding to an accident, crime scene, or taking a complaint, Rockford Police often run into a language barrier with the Hispanic community, but the department is working to bridge that gap.

Updated: 1:41 PM Domestic violence is a huge problem in the Stateline and the numbers prove it.

Updated: 12:30 PM UPDATE -- A man has been arrested and charged with alleged armed robbery after an investigation into a Machesney Park man who was beaten and had his laptop stolen after listing it on Craigslist.

Updated: 5:18 PM There are many neighborhoods in the City of Rockford where it’s normal to hear the sound of gunfire. Operation Safer Streets reporter Marissa Sherer tells us how Rockford Police are getting help patrolling neighborhoods with the most crime.

Updated: 5:21 PM Finding a job these days isn’t easy. It’s even harder for those with felony convictions on their record.

Posted: 5:38 PM There are around 900 parolees living in the City of Rockford and many will re-offend. To keep parolees out of trouble, the city has launched a prisoner re-entry program that’s shown promise in other cities similar to Rockford.

Updated: 5:53 PM You’ve probably seen this before, someone standing outside a store, asking us for a few dollars. Now Rockford Police say the nuisance is becoming a growing problem.

Posted: 11:15 PM The Peace and Non-Violence Committee met Tuesday afternoon at the Fairgrounds Valley Housing Complex on Rockford's west side.

Updated: 4:09 PM The Beloit Police issued the following statement about 50-year-old Todd Gupton's move to Beloit, Wisconsin.

Updated: 5:37 PM Monday night's deadly shooting at the fairgrounds valley housing complex renewed the push to keep that area safe.

Updated: 5:02 PM A drug-bust at a Stateline High School has led to two arrests.

Updated: 4:19 PM Police have issued arrest warrants for two men believed to be connected in the Monday night murder of 20-year-old Jimmy Hollins.

Updated: 10:53 PM Crime is inevitable, but the amount of crime within a community can sometimes be controlled. That’s exactly what the Rockford Police Department is trying to do.

Updated: 7:43 PM Rockford Police Department has announced the 2013 Citizen’s Police Academy course.

Updated: 5:27 PM Rockford police believe they're narrowing in on a suspect, believed to be the man stealing purses off of women's shoulders.

Posted: 10:51 PM Some Rockford aldermen say they refuse to pass a new budget until they have enough information on the police department's new geo-policing plan. On Tuesday, the police chief opened up about the plan to one group of Rockford neighbors.

Posted: 11:06 PM A 23 News investigation has revealed Winnebago County has spent nearly $20,000 in the last couple of years, holding suspected illegal immigrants in the Winnebago County Jail, however sometimes they turn out to be U.S. citizens.

Updated: 12:27 PM Some drivers are finding loopholes in the first time DUI offender program. The IL Secretary of State’s office now wants drivers’ pictures taken every time they blow.

Posted: 11:06 PM Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito says he expects to file homicide charges Friday against one of two suspects in the kidnapping and murder of an Illinois man.