The New Year is upon us this weekend here in McHenry County. How do you plan to celebrate? New Year’s parties will abound Saturday night – New Year’s Eve. Good food, good friends, a few good drinks: it all sounds great. And it should be, unless something happens to spoil it. So, how do you plan to get to the New Year’s Eve party you’re attending? If you’re not driving to a party in McHenry

When you’re playing Santa Claus, it pays to put yourself in his shoes. But, with only five days until Christmas, time is running out. If you haven’t figured out what to buy them by now, the odds are good that you’ll wind up buying them a last-minute gift that really doesn’t make anyone appreciably merrier; it’s something they wouldn’t buy for themselves and it’s not something you’d

In front of your car, truck or SUV engine you’ll find a radiator. Behind the radiator is a fan. The radiator is connected to the engine by hoses – one a supply hose (the lower hose) and the other a return hose (the upper hose). Less visible to the naked eye is a pump, which is part of the engine, that moves the liquid in the radiator and engine in a regular cycle. There’s also a thermostat that

Last week, we discussed the importance of a good car battery when facing the frigid riggers of a Midwest winter. A good car battery will help to ensure that your car, truck or SUV will start even on the coldest days and nights of the winter ahead – the winter that blew in with a fury Sunday night dumping several inches of snow in McHenry. But, a good battery requires a good charging and starting