City of Sterling, Illinois

Emerald Ash Borer

Please be aware of the threat of Emerald Ash Borer on your trees.

Press Release: Citizen Courtesy Information

The City Ordinances listed here are summaries of some of the more common violations the Sterling Police handle.

Pay Your Utility Bill Here

To pay your utility bill online or for all other utility billing questions, click here.

Riverfront Adaptive Reuse Study

Find the Sterling recently completed Riverfront's Adaptive Reuse Study here.

Features & Events

  • Movies at Grandon

    Movies at Grandon

    Movies at Grandon is back for the summer of 2013. Click here for more details!
  • Yard Waste Pick-Up

    Yard Waste Pick-Up

    Yard Waste pick up began for the season on March 15, 2013.
  • Sterling Works

    Sterling Works

    In an effort by GSDC to create awareness of job opportunities, Sterling Works was created to list professional jobs in the community.
  • Fourth Fridays

    Fourth Fridays

    The next Fourth Fridays will be Friday, May 24th from 6-8pm.

Financial Transparency

In light of the arrest of the Dixon Comptroller, the City of Sterling has been working to assemble responses and data to assure citizens of Sterling that the events in Dixon could not have occurred here.

Visit the Finance Department for current and past audits, contracts, budgets, treasurer reports and more. Memo on Sterling's Internal Controls. Read the City Manager response to the "Red Flags" news article.