[3] The settlement was founded in 1891 by Chicago real estate interests[4] 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.

[6] By 1904, the factory covered 23 acres (9.3 ha) and had a capacity of sixteen thousand pianos per year.

He avoided the issues that had plagued George Pullman in his "model town" by encouraging private home ownership and commerce.

[10] According to the 2010 census, Steger has a total area of 3.45 square miles (8.94 km2), all land.

Pace provides bus service on Route 358 connecting Steger to downtown Chicago Heights and other destinations.

[18] Steger is a planned stop on Metra’s SouthEast Service, which has been unserved by commuter rail since 1935.