THE METHODS REPORTER (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
John Fritchey is one of a few politicians to fully embrace Facebook and the fun one can have there. chicagoist.com (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on WindyCitizen.com)
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... about issues the candidate is working to promote or support. 11th District state representative John Fritchey, however, breaks that mold. Fritchey is famous for his Facebook updates - in fact, he's pretty well known for embracing social media applications, from Twitter , to Facebook , to yes, even Blogger . "Social networking is an incredibly effective tool for elected...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... than the popular thing, and that's unique today." State Sen. Ira Silverstein, State Reps. John Fritchey and Lou Lang and a host of aldermen who backed Blagojevich and then soured on him-- long before he was impeached from office-- made the case that Quinn is the right man to lead the state out of its Blagojevich-era shame. But where Quinn's allies saw change, Quinn's gubernatorial...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The race to succeed Democratic Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a self-styled reformer from the city's North Side , could be the highest-profile contest among the 17 board seats. State Rep. John Fritchey filed last week to replace Claypool, who three years ago narrowly lost a primary battle for county board president. Today, another challenger emerged: former Ald. Ted Matlak....
Clout St (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Posted by Hal Dardick at 8:47 p.m. The race to succeed Democratic Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a self-styled reformer from the city’s North Side, could be the highest-profile contest among the 17 board seats. State Rep. John Fritchey filed...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, who vehemently opposes legislation to reduce the number of votes needed to override his vetoes, supported the exact same measure before he was board president, Capitol Fax's Rich Miller reports . A document saved by Rep. John Fritchey from a 2006 campaign he and former County Commissioner Mike Quigley waged to get the override threshold lowered...
