The grain elevator still stands over Manhattan's rail line, and on a summer evening its shadow reaches most of the way across the village. Boys lawn care works those blocks — mowing, trimming, edging along drives and walks, clippings hauled off at the end. Will County heat builds all afternoon out on the flat and then breaks around suppertime, which happens to be when a fresh-cut yard smells best. Spring and fall bring the cleanups, winter grit raked away and leaves gathered before they mat down over the turf. Plain work, done in order, in a village that likes to look after itself.