October mornings start under fog that pools in the low ground and burns off about the time the first mower fires. Kollman Lawn Care runs the fall stretch in Waukegan — final cuts held a little lower, leaves cleared off turf before they mat, beds cut back, gutters of foliage hauled away week after week as the hardwoods let go. Leaf work is honest labor with an immediate answer: an hour ago the yard was buried, and now the grass is showing again. Keeping a lawn breathing through the drop is what lets it come back green in spring. The route covers Waukegan and the neighborhoods around it.