News in Sterling · 5 sources
Sterling in the news, from 5 sources
1 story about Sterling in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website and 28 games on the schedule. Latest: “Sterling’s Midway Drive-in hits the market; owners say they’ve accomplished goals after 19 years of ownership” from Shaw Local, Sep 18.
Latest about Sterling
The newest stories with Sterling in the headline, one per story.
Straight from the source
Town Hall page →From Town Hall, the schools and the library
1 notice in the past month and 1 public meeting this week, read every morning from Sterling’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
Town hallSterling town website
ci.sterling.il.us ↗Coming up in town
- 3NovSterling Public Library Board MeetingTue · 7pm
- 10NovSterling Municipal BandTue · 6pm
- 16NovCity Council MeetingMon · 6:30pm
- 19NovPlan Commission MeetingThu · 6:30pm
- 1DecSterling Public Library Board MeetingTue · 7pm
- 7DecCity Council MeetingMon · 6:30pm
SchoolsSterling Community Unit District 5
sterlingpublicschools.org ↗Latest notices
- prek screenings
Preschool Screenings October 28th
Oct 13 - School Registration
Registration Reminder
Jul 21 - PreSchool ScreeningJul 21
LibrarySterling Public Library
sterlingpubliclibrary.org ↗Sterling’s news, by source
Who’s covering Sterling
Sterling was in the news from 2 outlets in the past 90 days, led by Shaw Local with 1 story about Sterling. Stories with Sterling in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.
Game day
Next up: Sterling vs Bureau Valley
Thursday, Dec 3 · Boys Freshman Basketball. Streams on the NFHS Network.
Coming up
Dec3Sterling vs Bureau ValleyBoys Freshman BasketballWatch ↗Dec7Sterling vs WinnebagoGirls Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Dec11Sterling vs QuincyBoys Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Dec18Sterling vs Rock IslandBoys Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Dec19Sterling vs Naperville C.Girls Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Dec22Sterling vs EastlandGirls Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Jan5Sterling vs AnnawanBoys Sophomore BasketballWatch ↗Jan6Sterling vs Rock IslandBoys Freshman BasketballWatch ↗
Recent games
Oct8Sterling vs QuincyGirls Freshman VolleyballWatch ↗Oct2Sterling vs GeneseoBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep29Sterling vs AllemanGirls Freshman VolleyballWatch ↗Sep25Sterling vs MortonBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep22Sterling vs United Twp.Girls Varsity Swimming And DivingWatch ↗Sep21Sterling vs GalesburgBoys Junior Varsity FootballWatch ↗
From the sports pages
Sterling vs Fulton Girls Volleyball - Oct 3, 2026
Sterling Boys Varsity Soccer @ DeKalb
Fulton Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Sterling
Schedule - Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) Baseball 26-27
Rankings - Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) Volleyball 26-27
Schedule - Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) Basketball 26-27
Sterling High School (IL) Volleyball
East Moline United Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Sterling
On the market
Housing market →Homes listed in Sterling
Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.
In memoriam
Remembering neighbors
Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.
Larry McGinn Obituary (2026) - Sterling, IL - Schilling Funeral HomeLegacy | Obituary · Oct 17Larry McGinn Obituary, Age 78 - October 14, 2026 - Sterling, IllinoisLegacy | Obituary · Oct 17Robert Appleman Obituary, Age 82 - October 12, 2026 - Sterling, IllinoisLegacy | Obituary · Oct 14Cameron Foreman Obituary (1978 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 14Vera Hamilton Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 13Christopher Thacker Obituary (1979 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 9Donna Ripley Obituary (1947 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 6Barbara Crenshaw Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 6Sylvia Smoot Obituary (1944 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 6Edith Jakobs Obituary (1930 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 6Raymond Wolf Obituary (1957 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 6David Simpson Obituary (1964 - 2026) - Sterling, IL - Sauk Valley NewsLegacy | Obituary · Oct 5
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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Sterling, found through Google News; stories with Sterling in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Sterling, IL are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.