H-F Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

HOMEWOOD, IL - Homewood-Flossmoor Patch is approaching its eighth anniversary, having been launched on Dec. 28, 2010. Since then, we've loved watching both Homewood and Flossmoor grow as villages and we hope residents have enjoyed watching Patch grow as well.

Just this summer, we've followed the quick return of the iconic Dairy Queen in Homewood, a visit from one of the most popular TV morning shows in the country, the approval of pickup trucks in Flossmoor and the planning of an ultra-short race to make both Homewood and Flossmoor an even artsier area.

In August, Homewood-Flossmoor Patch recorded 30,770 visitors. Our visitors hail from Homewood and Flossmoor, for sure, but also from nearby towns like Harvey, Glenwood, Posen, Olympia Fields and Chicago Heights as well. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Take a look back at our top 10 articles from July and August:

• Dairy Queen Reopens To The Delight Of Fans
• Dog Found At Dealership Reunited With Owners
• Krispy Kreme Debuts Reeses Outrageous Doughnut
• Homewood Giant Block Party Will Celebrate Milestone Anniversary
• Hammer Used On Jewelry Store Window, 2 Charged: Cops
• Dunning's Market Moves From Homewood To Flossmoor
• Drone Photos Show Damage At Dairy Queen After SUV Crash
• Mid-20th Century Split, Retro Kitchen, Fireplace, Den, Stone Walk
• Amnesty Program Offered For Unpaid Tickets In Homewood
• 'Well Done': Homewood Brimming With Pride After WGN Visit

Got a news tip? I'm Tim Moran, your local editor. I'm a native and resident of the south suburbs and can appreciate what makes Homewood and Flossmoor unique. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at tim.moran@patch.com.

Our readers also love Homewood-Flossmoor Patch's calendar of events — more than 1,500 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are Biking of the Burbs and Blessing of the Animals events.

If you would like to post on Homewood-Flossmoor Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 461 new email subscribers have joined Homewood-Flossmoor Patch, boosting our total subscribers to more than 3,140. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And hundreds have joined our Facebook page, too. We're now at more than 4,500 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 5,000 before the end of the year would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Homewood-Flossmoor Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Homewood-Flossmoor Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Illinois and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Homewood-Flossmoor Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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File photos by Tim Moran/Patch