Our mission is first and foremost to serve the citizens and visitors of Steger. We work for you. To provide residents, visitors and the business community with the highest quality municipal services in an efficient, courteous manner.
To enhance the quality of life through planning and visionary leadership. To provide a safe, livable, and sustainable community for our present and future citizens.
We value leadership, innovation, creativity, and initiative. We strive to be fair, friendly, and helpful. We stress excellence, integrity, accountability, and honesty. We recognize our most valuable resource, Our people and businesses.
We believe all residents can embrace who they are,
can define their future, and can change the world.
About Steger
Steger is a village that straddles the border which separates Cook County and Will County, Illinois (Steger Road is the border line). It is 35 miles (56 km) south of Chicago and had a population of 9,584 at the 2020 census.
Our History
Steger was founded in 1891 by Chicago real estate interests and initially named Columbia Heights in honor of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition which the City of Chicago had been preparing to host since 1889.