Thanks, Wheaton Patch Readers!

WHEATON, IL — Hey, Wheaton Patch readers! I'm your trusty Patch editor, Lisa Farver, and I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you to you for being loyal readers of our stories. Your Wheaton Patch is a hyperlocal news site and readers like you 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.

Wheaton Patch got its start on Aug. 25, 2010, so we've just celebrated our eight-year anniversary. We're thrilled to report how far we've come since those humble beginnings and glad you've been along for the ride.

This August, 67,814 people visited the Wheaton Patch, according to Google Analytics. For a city with just over 50,000 people, that's a lot of dedicated readers. Whether you've read our articles on laptop, tablet, phone, or desk, you count as one of the many readers who make Wheaton Patch what it is.

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

• Help 'Clear The Shelters' At DuPage County Animal Services
• After Lawsuit, District 200 Seeks Vote On Early Childhood Center
• 'Most-Wanted' Sex Offender In Texas Arrested In Glendale Heights
• Amazing Wheaton Mansion With Outdoor Basketball Court, Fire Pit
• ALDI To Offer More Private-Label Organic Eats, Fresh Produce
• West Chicago Love Triangle Murder: Fourth Teen Arrested, Charged
• Newborn Baby Hope Took 'At Least One Breath' Before She Died: DuPage County Cops
• Former Jack Straw's May Become Another Pizzeria
• Roosevelt Road Resurfacing Project Begins In Glen Ellyn, Wheaton

What else do you want to see covered by your Wheaton 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 Wheaton events calendar. In August, a whopping 2,883 people checked out our calendar. Keep an eye on Wheaton Patch calendar to be the first to know about upcoming events that include Arts DuPage month, a performance of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and much more.

We've also been getting a lot of great stories shared by Patch users like you! If you would like to post on Wheaton Patch, it's really easy to set up a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" posting are super simple: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Since the start of 2018, 363 new email subscribers have joined Wheaton Patch, which means there are more than 2,800 Wheaton residents who wake up to local news from Patch. If you're not one of them, click the link and we'll make sure you're in the loop.

You can also stay tuned to up-to-the-minute Wheaton news via our Facebook page. This year, more than 400 of your friends and neighbors liked our Facebook page, bringing our grand total of Facebook fans to more than 4,500 people.

Hit that "like" button to make sure our news is in your feed if you haven't already done so. If you have, invite your friends to like the Wheaton Patch Facebook page. Let's hit 5,000 likes before 2019.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Wheaton 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. Your Wheaton 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 Wheaton Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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