• Ryan Fitzpatrick, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • 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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H-F Battle of the Bands: And the Winner Is …

A number of local and regional acts gathered together in Irwin Park last Friday to compete in the H-F Park District's annual Battle of the Bands.

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You Helped Fund the Metra Debacle

A recent blog post from Reboot Illinois explains why you should be paying close attention to the scandal surrounding Metra and House Speaker Mike Madigan.

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