It’s almost back-to-school time here in McHenry. Are you ready? Is your car, truck or SUV ready? Getting the kids ready for the opening of another McHenry school year is fairly straightforward. You’ll need the standard school supplies, which you can find by looking up the school supply list for your child or children. You’ll find the appropriate list, for each child, by going to their school

You drive a pickup because it’s who you are and your Genoa City neighbors know what you mean. As someone who drives a pickup, you’re probably more in tune with how your pickup truck runs than most people are with how their cars or SUVs run. This means that you use your senses to monitor how your pickup is running. You nose is aware if there’s an unusual odor. For instance, you can recognize

It doesn’t matter where you’re going, if you’re taking the car on a road trip this summer, you don’t want to breakdown along the way. You drive the car day in and day out, why would the car breakdown just because you’re going farther? First of all, driving farther means that the car will have more time to heat up and for parts to vibrate loose. It’s not inevitable, unless you’re a firm

At 6:38 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, the McHenry County Sheriff's office released an advisory that Frontier, a provider of communication services in 29 states, has had an outage of service. "... subscribers with land lines are unable to call 911." But, it's not just 911 they can't call; they can't make calls at all and, while this is a headache for residential customers, it's a catastrophe

So, you’ve decided it’s time to put a lift kit on your Jeep or truck. Maybe you want to take your Jeep or truck offroad where ground clearance is a critical factor. Maybe you just like the way it looks, not to mention the improved vision from sitting higher from the road. Whatever your motivation, a lift kit can make a significant change to your Jeep or Truck. It’s even safe to say that a lift