Last week I stopped by PHTV's studio to talk about the top 10 stories of 2011 on Patch.

I chose the stories based on a few factors. Many were the most widely read posts on the site. Some like the Granat murders and TCF Bank robbery gained national attention and brought huge numbers of people to the site.

Others were examples of Patch's overall mission, to tell the stories of the people who live in the Palos area and why they matter to their community.  

Channel 4 has always been incredibly supportive of the site and I thank Ron and Sue Jankowski and Jordan Huenink for inviting me to appear.

Here are the links to all of the stories I mentioned: 

• Granat Murders
• Dropped Like a Bad Habit: Cops Say They've Caught One of the Nun-Masked Bank Bandits
• Palos Heights Westgate Lawsuit
• Accidental Pocket Dial Leads Police to 29 Pot Plants
• Palos Heights Artist Works to Bring the Arts to Town
• Locally Owned Profiles
• Palos Fire District Referendum
• Photo Gallery: Friends Walk to Honor Patrick Mizwicki
• Photo Gallery: Southwest Half-Marathon In Action
• Palos Heights Takes Aim at Harlem Vacancies