Sterling City Council

The Sterling City Council Monday unanimously passed economic incentives for the developer who plans to spend $14 million to redevelop the former Kmart site in the East Lincolnway business corridor.

The Sterling City Council is poised to approve economic incentives for the developer who plans to spend $14 million to redevelop the former Kmart site in the East Lincolnway business corridor.

The Sterling City Council agreed to pay nearly $180,000 for vehicle and body cameras for the police department.

The city will allocate $300,000 of its nearly $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to a new roof for Sterling Theater,

The Dixon and Sterling councils have approved the increased fees, and Rock Falls could be voting on upping fees soon.

A local developer plans to build 10 luxury, furnished apartments in the top five floors of the Midland States Banks building in downtown Sterling

The Sterling City Council Monday created an ordinance allowing and governing recreational fires within city limits.

Dig it! The City Council declared Tuesday Lexi Rodriguez Day at its meeting Monday.

Sterling City Council discusses pension bonds, approves tax levy estimate

Upgrades to the downtown Central Park begin in the spring

Seven firefighters and other emergency responders who worked a fire Sept. 27 in which a man died and his wife was critically injured were commended for their efforts at Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting.

The Sterling City Council will pay nearly $36,000 for a 38-foot pedestrian bridge over a runoff channel near the retention pond at Riverfront Park.

Sterling’s wastewater treatment plant, now about 40 years old, is nearing the end of its usefulness and must be replaced.

Ward 4 alderman has served for 27 years

A Class B-4 license will cost such a business $2,000 the first year