Rip Rap, Stone and Soil Delivery in Cicero, IL

Illinois Rock Supply handles gravel and aggregate delivery in Cicero, IL. Water is the driver here.

Clay ground on the Chicago lake plain sheds storm water instead of soaking it in, and flat lots give that water nowhere to go.

Coarse stone answers it. RipRap and CA-6 are the two you reach for when a bank, a swale or a low corner keeps washing out.

Materials for Cicero Projects

Start with the biggest stone and work down. Coarse rock is what holds ground in place when water moves across it.

Coarse stone for slope and bank protection

RipRap is heavy broken stone for bank protection, culvert outlets, pond edges and slope armoring.

#4 Crushed Stone is large clean stone for heavy drainage and trench bottoms.

Railroad Ballast is the heaviest coarse stone, for track beds, hard standing and severe drainage. Illinois yards sell this size as CA-1 or RR1.

Washed stone for drainage

CA-7 is washed clean stone with no fines, for bedding under pipe, drainage trenches and French drains.

3/4" Crushed Stone is the 3/4 inch clean washed stone Illinois yards sell alongside CA-7 for bedding and concrete work.

Drain Rock covers French drains, drywells, foundation drains and downspout runs. Contractors here often ask for CA-7 or CA-11 by number instead.

Base and bedding

CA-6 is the Illinois base material: dense graded crushed limestone with the fines left in, for driveways, parking pads, shed bases and trench backfill.

Lime Screenings are crushed limestone fines for paver and flagstone bedding and for backfill around pipe.

Delivery to Cicero and the Surrounding Area

Order online and pick a delivery date at checkout. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and each product page has a calculator.

A dump truck tips the load in one pile on site. Illinois Rock Supply delivers across Cicero and Cook County, including Chicago, Schaumburg, Evanston, Arlington Heights and Palatine.

Ground and Conditions in Cicero

Plan around the working season. Base, driveway and paver work runs from the spring thaw into late fall, and frozen ground stops compaction through the winter.

A wet spring keeps crews off soft clay. Time a delivery for ground that has drained, not for the first dry-looking morning.

Across the Chicago lake plain and the northeastern moraines, clay and dense till shed water rather than take it. Flat ground has little fall, and heavy summer downpours overwhelm yard grades and storm sewers in older built-up areas.

That is why coarse stone matters on slope, swale and bank work. RipRap and #4 Crushed Stone armor the ground water crosses; CA-7 and CA-11 give it a clean path down and away.

Frost lifts drives, walks and slabs every spring and leaves gravel surfaces soft until the ground drains. Northeastern Illinois jurisdictions carry a frost depth of about 42 inches in the residential code, and the local building department sets it.

Order Stone and Soil for Cicero

Illinois Rock Supply delivers bulk gravel, stone and soil across Cicero and Cook County. Choose your material, size the load on the product page, and pick a delivery date at checkout.