Thanks, Naperville Patch Readers!

NAPERVILLE, IL — Hey, Naperville Patch readers! I'm your Patch editor and I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you to you for being loyal readers of our stories. Your Naperville Patch is a hyperlocal news site and our readers are what makes Patch work. Thanks to you, we've grown exponentially in 2018 and we stay dedicated to bringing you the stories you want to read as quickly as we can.

Naperville Patch got its start on Sept. 8, 2010, so we've just celebrated our eight-year anniversary. We're thrilled to report how far we've come since those humble beginnings.

This August, 91,231 people visited the Naperville Patch, according to Google Analytics. Whether you've read our articles on laptop, tablet, phone, or desk, you count as one of the many readers who make Naperville Patch what it is.

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.

Here's a look of the top 10 articles you've loved reading on Patch this August:

• Watch Naperville Orthodontist's Epic 'In My Feelings' Video
• Purse Snatcher Caught By Good Samaritans In Naperville
• Noon Whistle Brewing Taps Naperville For Next Location
• Pillsbury Doughboy Shows Up For Naperville Woman's 100th Birthday
• Pooches Get Pampered With 3 Indoor Pools, Park In Naperville
• Naperville Honors Woman Who Saved Sister, Friends From House Fire
• Mansion With 7 Fireplaces, 9 Garages, Poker Room In Naperville
• Accused Priests Live Next To Naperville School; Parents Outraged
• Vai's Italian Inspired Kitchen And Bar Comes To Naperville
• Deer Gives Birth After Being Hit By Car In Naperville

What else do you want to see covered by your Naperville Patch? Drop me a line at lisa.farver@patch.com with a tip, comment or question and I'll be glad to chat and dig deeper!

In addition to our articles, readers love the Naperville events calendar. In August, a whopping 4,529 people checked out our calendar. Some upcoming calendar event you can look forward to include the Warriors On The Run Color 5K, the Naperville Lions 5K Turkey Trot, low-cost vaccine clinics, a ghost hunting info session just in time for Halloween, and much more!

If you would like to post on Naperville 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."

We've got some other great stats to report for 2018. So far this year, 1,512 new email subscribers have joined Naperville Patch, boosting our email list to 4,469 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? That's an easy fix.) And more than 1,300 Naperville natives liked our Facebook page this year, too. We're almost at 14,000 fans!

If you haven't liked our page yet, give it a shot. You'll get the newest Naperville news right to your Facebook feed. If you're already on the page, please share it with a friend. You could be part of us getting more than 15,000 likes on the Naperville Patch Facebook by 2019!

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

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. Your Naperville 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 Naperville Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Image credit: Lisa Farver/Patch