Maybe Mother Nature doesn’t want you to go today. Maybe that’s what the car doors are frozen shut. Car thieves would need a torch or a chisel to get into your car. Considering, what are you going to do, assuming you’re not going to allow Mother Nature the last word on the subject? Here in McHenry County, winters get cold – some colder than others. This year hasn’t been too bad … so far.

How about some TLC for the car, truck or SUV? Candy! Flowers! These are the staples of Valentine’s Day giving. But you don’t have to stay in that rut. You can surprise them – give them a gift they’d never expect. For instance, you could preen and pamper their car, truck or SUV. Talk about a gift they’ll appreciate long after the holiday has passed … They depend on that vehicle. Safety,

It all depends on which groundhog you choose to believe; will we have six more weeks of winter or an early spring. If you follow the prognostications of the groundhog in the actual Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, you received some good news Sunday – Groundhog Day: their groundhog did not see his shadow and we, or they, can expect an early spring. If, however, you rely on the local Woodstock Willie

Worried about how your car, truck or SUV will make out in its pending IDOT required emissions test? Fortunately, if you live in McHenry, an emissions test is not required … yet. But, if you live in the Southeast Corner of McHenry County, an emissions test IS required. If you search the Internet you’ll find sites with ‘tricks for passing your emissions test.’ You’ll receive suggestions,

A dirty powder covers your car, truck or SUV graying whatever color is semi-hidden below. This is the bane of living in McHenry in the wintertime. It snows. Plows range from the Southern to Northern and Eastern to Western extremities of the city clearing snow off the pavement. Behind the cab where the driver sits, the truck bed is filled with road salt. A spreader at the back spins out the salt so

If your maintenance is good, the answer is more likely positive Yes, it’s 2020 in McHenry. Hopefully, it’s a good year for you. Good health for you and your loved ones, freedom from financial worries, happy relationships: these are some of the key factors we consider when contemplating what it will take to have a good year. Related to these, in more ways than one, is the hope that your car, truck

A 2011 with 130,000 miles, the report card was the kind kids brought home to mom and dad expecting a reward. “This is a great car,” Denny Norton, owner of Performance Unlimited, said about the checkup given to the newly purchased SUV. “The shocks and struts are a little worn but it’s nothing dangerous. It’s just causing a little cupping of the tires.” But then, Denny used the opportunity

If there’s one day out of the year, here in McHenry, when it’s okay to let your hair down and get a little wild, it’s New Year’s Eve. It’s almost mandatory. No one will blame you if you drink a little too much, or a lot. They won’t care if you whoop and holler at Midnight. The crazy paper hat on your head will appear as appropriate as the big smile on your face. If you drive, however,

At this point, if you haven’t winterized your car, time is definitely running short. In fact, McHenry area weather has already thrown some serious tests you and your car’s way. Where we usually don’t see more than a few flakes of snow through mid-November, this year we had children Trick-or-Treating in a snowstorm. Equally unusual, where we only dip slightly below the freezing mark in the same

Imagine if the Big Guy came in for a landing and a strut for one of the sleigh blades broke. Or, think about Nick going off-course because the in-dash navigation system was on the fritz. Even if the seat warmers stopped warming it could spell disaster for good girls and boys, as well as bad; keep in mind the temperatures are dangerously low when soaring at 10,000 feet. Maintenance is part of the trip