Jumping on Jesse and a Pet-Seeking Patcher: Feedback Friday

This week Chicago Heights Patch reached 281 Facebook likes! It's encouraging to see so many Heights and Olympia Fields residents taking an interest in our little local resource. We hope to continue improving and listening to feedback you give us. Maybe we can reach 300 likes soon!

This week we had plenty of activity on the Chicago Heights Patch Facebook fan page from readers, and I would like to highlight a few comments and postings that stood out.

Comment Corner

Earlier in the week, I asked readers what they thought of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. referring to the iPad as a jobs killer. Here's what a few Patch Facebook fans had to say:

Kristin Kassela - Completely ridiculous. it's unfortunate that places like Borders are going out of business, but that shouldn't mean that we should stifle technological advancements. it's a sign of the times and if you don't wanna jump on the bandwagon, you'll be left in the dust.

Rebekah Moore - It's a sorry excuse for a congressman who won't do his job in our area. Take responsibility for what you haven't help create and accept the innovation that others have worked hard at achieving! 2012 will mark 18 years in office, I think we need a change!

Giancarlo Narcisi - Yeah, so was the cotton gin and printing press. nice point, Representative..

Ouch, Jesse!

Trivia Champ

We also asked a trivia question as a prelude to the Historic Heights feature:

What "worldly" possession does Bloom High School have in common with United States President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill?

Rebecca Bova answered correctly with "the globe in the library;" the 500 pound Weber Costello Globe to be exact.

Most Liked Article

Our most liked article of the week was Michael Volpe's business profile on Three Star Liquors, one of the oldest Chicago Heights businesses still standing. The article got six likes (including Volpe himself, but we'll count it anyway).

Awesome Organization

Aunt Martha's get's an extra special nod from us for posting an event to our Facebook wall on Monday. We encourage every one to post anything to our wall that the community needs to know about.

We want Chicago Heights, Olympia Fields and South Chicago Heights to freely use us for their own gain! Why? Because we belong to the community.

Patch Super User

We love to see Patch users turning our site into what it was meant to be, a conversation. did just that when she commented on our column with an interest in adopting Stimpy.

Patch users, keep talking! We love to hear from you and keep the conversation going.

Let's Talk

Finally, tell us in the comments, what your favorite article this week was. We always want to know what you would like to hear more about or see more of.

Was it the Three Star ? How about the history of the ? The church hats ? Maybe it was one of the . They can get pretty crazy, right? And don't forget, we have another Remarkable Resident going up later today. 

Let us know what you think! Thanks for another week of Patch participation and Facebook fun.