I grew up on the North West side of Chicago. Somewhere along the way high school and college happened, which brought me, for the first time, to Chicago’s Southland. For this, I’m eternally grateful, as serving H-F as editor for over two years has undoubtedly been the most intense and valuable learning experience of my life. In early 2013, I transitioned from H-F editor to Community Editor and I now cover social media, news aggregation and real-time news for the south suburban Chicago Patch network.
I used to play in a punk rock band and still play music today. I also make short comedy films under the moniker Ratt Bros. Studios. Cooking and eating are also strong passions of mine. As the old Journey song goes, “(I) like a lot of things.”
Feel free to drop me a line at ryan.fitzpatrick@patch.com or call at 708.657.7048.
The community event, focused on bringing people of all diversities together, will be held on April 25 at Rich South High School at 6:30 p.m.
The wooded environmental learning center will be hosting its annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 21. And Patch is sponsoring it.
Have you been frustrated with the lack of resources to help you find rentals in the Southland? Patch is here to help.
Have you been frustrated with the lack of resources to help you find rentals in the Southland? Patch is here to help.
Scores of people came out to shop at Art 4 Soul over the weekend during the Southland's first ever Cash Mob.
Vote in our poll for the best place to boil up the crosstown rivalry during baseball season.
The street will be closed along Butterfield Creek, just north of Vollmer, potentially until July 31.
We asked, you voted Chrissy Bennett of Marc Alan Salon and Day Spa most-trusted hair stylist around.
Flossmoor's Village Board will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m.
A look at what's coming up this week.
The local art store will get mobbed with committed shoppers tonight during the first ever Southland Cash Mob.
After being deployed in Afghanistan since last September as a member of the Department of Defense, Latesha Miles came home today—with a special surprise her first-grader at Willow School.
Three Cook County Highway Department workers were sent to the hospital due to the negligent driving, according to a press release from Cook County.
A weekly update to help you keep up with the comments and conversations on H-F Patch and H-F Patch’s Facebook.
A lot of great new places are headed for Homewood, but what about the vacancies that persist? We want to know what you'd like to see come to town.
The two-day festival, set to showcase Homewood's artistic side with Art Activities, Music, Food and more, will be held on June 8 and June 9.
Have you been frustrated with the lack of resources to help you find rentals in the Southland? Patch is here to help.
This week's featured pet is Bullwinkle, a nine-week-old American Bulldog mix.
A teacher redistribution may soon be underway at Flossmoor School District 161 if tonight's board votes to give the go-ahead to a proposed plan.
Nobody is reported hurt in the fire that broke out early this morning.
