Because You Asked

Shaw Local's Brandon Clark asked the community which Sterling roads they thought needed repair. Three streets were mentioned more than others: Second Street, Fourth Avenue and 16th Avenue near Lynn Boulevard. Read his column to see if they made the city's 2025 repair list.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 18 million Illinois households, many with children, experienced food insecurity in 2023.

After a sobering report on the condition of Sterling Fire Department’s apparatus, many have asked: “How did we get here?” To answer those questions, we need to go back a few years, writes Shaw Local reporter Brandon Clark.

This is the second installment of a two-part series about the potential of bringing back outdoor community swimming pools. Last week’s story focused on Sterling’s Lawrence Park Pool. Today we are featuring Dixon’s Memorial Pool.

After weeks of watching online community debate, Shaw Local reporter Brandon Clark writes about answers he's found to the question of what happened to Sterling’s Lawrence Park Pool and Dixon’s Memorial Pool, and why have their park districts not resurrected them?