Palos Hills came by its name honestly — the ground was shoved into ridges and kettles by ice, and forest preserve oaks come right up to the back fences. Mowing on that terrain is not a straight-line business; it is slopes taken across, shade turf coaxed along, and a tight cut where lawn meets woods. Midwest Lawn Care Inc works those Cook County yards week by week, mowing, edging the walks, trimming around trees and beds, and clearing the drop when the oaks finally give in through November. Early morning is the best of it — dew still down, the mower the only sound on the block, a yard changing under the pass. The hills give this neighborhood its character; an even lawn gives it its manners.