The Top 10 of 2012: Shorewood Patch's Most-Read Stories of the Year

For better or worse, the one thing about being an online news source is knowing exactly which stories hit a nerve with our readers and those that barely made a ripple.

It will probably come as no surprise that many of the best-read stories on Shorewood Patch were those that had to do with accidents, arrests or Drew Peterson.

10. Shorewood Couple Turns to Facebook in Search For Missing Pooch

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8. Shorewood Cops Nab Wanted Channahon Woman 

7. Did Bath Salts Drive 'Drifter' to Kill?

6. Minooka Motorcycle Rider Died en Route to Romeoville Warriors Watch Event

5. Shorewood Village Administrator Out

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3. Home Alone: Police Say 6-Year-Old Boy Left To Fend For Himself

2. Supremacist Jailed in Racist Arson Case

1. State Cops & FBI Searching For Stacy Peterson in Hammel Woods