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  • Homewood-Flossmoor, IL

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.

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Puppy Love Lost in Hounding Calls: Weird Crimes

Super fans mix cocktails and firearms • Relatives have more than blood and an address in common • There's no such thing as free government money ... This week's roundup of weird crime news in the Southland.

Puppy Love Lost in Hounding Calls: Weird Crimes
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How to Keep School Lunches Safe

Lunch shouldn’t make your kids sick. Here are some tips to preventing foodborne illness in their lunch bag.

How to Keep School Lunches Safe
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Was Trustee Kataras Out of Line? Dental TIF Discussion

Other trustees are criticizing Trustee Tom Kataras for interjecting commentary on the new dental office TIF decision when he still has ties to the property.

Was Trustee Kataras Out of Line? Dental TIF Discussion
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Our Historic Chicago Mob Connection

Find out what's worth checking out Wednesday in and around Homewood and Flossmoor.

Our Historic Chicago Mob Connection