Perhaps you plan to stay home for the Labor Day weekend. Then again, you might join the millions of other Americans who make the holiday one of the busiest weekends for traffic each year. Some drive to the lake for fun on and by the water. Other’s take a final vacation before the school year kicks into gear. And others go to visit friends and family that decided to stay home for the holiday. Whatever

As summers go, this is a fairly mild variety here in McHenry County. Yes, we’ve seen plenty of days in the 80s, and topped the 90s once or twice. But, by and large, this hasn’t been an excessively hot summer. And McHenry County has had some hot summers in the past. All the same, if someone working outside, 80s and 90s are a bit toasty. If you’re car’s air conditioning isn’t working properly,