Twin Cities Homeless Shelter (PADS), which acts as a lifeline for housing insecure people in Sterling and Rock Falls, needs help during the holidays. Sterling recently passed an ordinance banning ...

But that sum still wasn’t going to be enough. “Pads requested $353,000 to shelter 70 people for 104 days until the weather is reliably warmer,” County Board Chair Deborah Conroy said.

As temperatures drop, local homeless shelters are struggling to keep up with demand. Organizations like Christian Care in Rock Island and Twin City PADS in Sterling are feeling the pressure ...