By mid-July the heat sits on central Illinois like a hand, and thunderheads pile up over the Illinois River valley all afternoon before deciding whether to come this way. Grass gets tested in that stretch. Skaggs Lawn Care cuts a little tall and very sharp through the hot weeks so the turf shades its own roots, keeps the trimming close, edges the walks clean, and takes care of the seasonal cleanups once the weather lets go. Come the cool of evening the yard stands even and still holding its color, which is the only argument worth making. Morton and the towns beside it, week in and week out.