Homicide is down an incredible 80% in the 21st Ward. So it is frustrating that an incident that started somewhere else ended in our neighborhood with a homicide over the weekend. But we remain vigilant in our mission to make these neighborhoods among the safest in the entire city.
Meeting Cancelled
Due to the icy conditions, we are canceling this morning’s 21st Ward town hall meeting. Be safe outside today.
Neighborhood Leadership Academy now enrolling
The Neighborhood Leadership Academy at UMSL is now accepting enrollment for the 2012 session.
Scenes from O’Fallon Park
Beautiful scenes today in O’Fallon Park. Send us your pics from around the ward and we’ll post them on the website!
21st Ward Targets 50 Homes for 2012
The 21st Ward’s “Block by Block” initiative has rehabbed close to 80 homes over the last two years, helping to transform the Penrose and O’Fallon neighborhoods, as well as the lives of the families living in those homes. But next year, Alderman Antonio French hopes to expand the program even further by targeting 50 homes [...]
New Law Bans Attack Dog Training in Parks
By NORTHSIDER STAFF O’FALLON PARK — In what has become an all too familiar scene on Sunday mornings, a man wearing a heavy padded suit waits by a tree in O’Fallon Park as another man, standing about 40 yards away, releases an excited dog from his leash. The dog darts towards the man in the [...]
Sav-A-Lot Opens Bringing Fresh Produce
A new grocery store has opened in the Penrose neighborhood. The new Save-A-Lot Food Store opened its doors this month at 4447 Natural Bridge, the site of the old Renderers Drug Store. The new store boasts a nice selection of fresh, healthy vegetables and fruits, as well as affordable prices on other foods — up [...]





