The first hard freeze here shows up overnight on a northwest wind, and by morning the puddles along Morton Avenue have gone white. Tree Guys Inc. runs the cold months for Jacksonville businesses and homes alike — plowing lots, opening drives, shoveling and salting the walks people actually use. Bare limbs, low sun, and a parking area cleared corner to corner before the doors unlock: that is a good winter morning. Storms in this part of Illinois do not announce themselves politely, so the work happens when it happens. Snow removal in Jacksonville and the surrounding Morgan County communities.