There was a time when car owners changed their own oil. Some did tune-ups and other maintenance and repairs to their vehicles. Those days, however are pretty well past.Cars are increasingly computerized. The skills required to repair and maintain a vehicle are increasingly technical, too. If the person working on a car doesn’t have the proper training they could do more harm than good.Safety is also

Soap Box racers cross the finish line in McHenry June 21. Side by side, the racers crouch in their sleek charges, nose down on the ramps ready to go. From 3rd Street past Green Street in McHenry, spectators behind bales of hay line Waukegan Road as the tension builds. Then, a lever is thrown releasing the cars. Down the hill they fly, racers casting furtive side-ways glances that tell – it’s