Oglesby stands on limestone — the quarries and the bluffs above the Vermilion River have shaped the town's character from the beginning. CUT&DRY LLC mows the yards laid over that rock, trimming close to retaining walls and stone edges, cutting clean lines along walks and drives, clearing leaves once the bluff timber turns. Illinois Valley summers run humid and green, and the grass shows every single pass a mower makes. Getting the stripes straight on a small-town lot, with the river carving its canyon a mile off, is a fine way to spend a Tuesday. Oglesby and the neighboring LaSalle County towns fill out the schedule.