Cell towers in Kane County, IL

The FCC registry lists 115 constructed antenna structures in Kane County, 2% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 43 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 19 (17%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 45 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 115
2Tallest 500 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 185 ft

Structures

115

rank 8 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

36% of structures

Over 200 feet

20% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

47% built then

Who owns the towers in Kane County

43 different registrants own the 115 structures. 2 are registered to individuals or family trusts, whose names this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Kane County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 185 feet, 22 feet shorter than the Illinois median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Elgin at 500 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 47% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Kane County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Kane County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1009079	Tower	500 ft	1993	Elgin	American Towers, LLC
1004381	Guyed tower	494 ft	1996	Elgin	American Towers LLC
1009078	Guyed tower	477 ft	1988	Elgin	American Towers, LLC
1008740	Guyed tower	451 ft	1990	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1009070	Tower	429 ft	1990	Aurora	AURORA ANTENNA RENTAL INC
1021676	Tower	420 ft	1991	Geneva	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1008061	Tower	419 ft	1996	Elgin	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1231708	Guyed tower	330 ft	2001	Elburn	Antenna Structure Leasing, LLC
1009270	Tower	322 ft	1974	Plato Center	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1057034	Guyed tower	305 ft	1996	Gilbert	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1008487	Tower	295 ft	1970	Plato Center	I-355 & 143rd LLC
1010046	Lattice tower	290 ft	1980	Geneva	Private owner (name withheld)
1248730	Tower	270 ft	2006	Elburn	Illinois, State of
1008063	Tower	269 ft	1994	East Dundee	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1008288	Tower	267 ft	1983	Geneva	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1009369	Tower	265 ft	2011	Aurora	Illinois Bell Telephone Company
1312872	Lattice tower	257 ft	2020	Burlington	PI Tower Development LLC
1009147	Lattice tower	256 ft	1984	Gilberts	American Towers LLC
1210550	Tower	255 ft	1999	Aurora	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1016296	Lattice tower	253 ft	2006	Carpentersville	CCATT LLC
1234649	Tower	240 ft	2001	Hampshire	Private owner (name withheld)
1008031	Tower	215 ft	1974	Hampshire	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1303543	Lattice tower	205 ft	2018	Burlington	CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1223411	Tower	200 ft	2001	Big Rock	STC Two LLC
1252558	Monopole	200 ft	2006	Huntley	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1256607	Tower	200 ft	2007	St. Charles	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1258524	Tower	200 ft	2008	Blackberry	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1044077	Guyed tower	199 ft	1982	Elgin	American Towers LLC
1021028	Lattice tower	199 ft	1996	Geneva Township	SBA Properties, LLC
1040095	Other or unspecified	199 ft	1997	Elburn	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1061326	Pole	199 ft	1997	South Elgin	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1215234	Pole	199 ft	2000	Batavia	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1215236	Tower	199 ft	2000	Elgin	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1217962	Tower	199 ft	2000	Maple Park	STC Two LLC
1218852	Tower	199 ft	2003	Wasco	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219141	Tower	199 ft	2003	Hampshire	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219977	Pole	199 ft	2003	Elburn	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1242125	Pole	199 ft	2003	Elgin	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1253940	Tower	199 ft	2007	St. Charles	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1253977	Tower	199 ft	2006	St. Charles	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1257468	Tower	199 ft	2007	Hampshire	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1258523	Tower	199 ft	2008	Campton	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1282574	Monopole	199 ft	2012	Aurora	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1285193	Guyed tower	199 ft	2012	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1217677	Pole	198 ft	2001	Big Rock	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1236769	Other or unspecified	198 ft	2003	Hampshire	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1252778	Tower	198 ft	2006	Nottingham Woods	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1312973	Monopole	197 ft	2020	Big Rock	Diamond Towers V LLC
1296551	Monopole	196 ft	2015	South Elgin	PI Tower Development LLC
1236942	Tower	195 ft	2004	Hampshire	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1260943	Tower	194 ft	2008	Plato	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1320978	Lattice tower	194 ft	2022	Huntley	Parallel Infrastructure III LLC
1241599	Tower	190 ft	2003	Elburn	STC Two LLC
1210345	Tower	189 ft	2001	Sugar Grove	Waubonsee Community College
1271491	Monopole	187 ft	1999	Hampshire	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1242755	Monopole	185 ft	2004	St. Charles	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1292404	Lattice tower	185 ft	2014	Hampshire	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1328555	Monopole	185 ft	2024	West Dundee	TowerNorth Development, LLC
1270286	Monopole	183 ft	2005	Carpentersville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1059525	Monopole	182 ft	1997	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1219134	Lattice tower	178 ft	2003	Maple Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1301898	Monopole	175 ft	2017	Hampshire	PI Tower Development LLC
1216081	Pole	165 ft	2004	St. Charles	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1216229	Pole	165 ft	2001	Elgin	T-Mobile Central LLC
1218842	Pole	165 ft	2003	North Aurora	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219981	Pole	165 ft	2003	Rutland Township	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1058538	Monopole	161 ft	1994	Saint Charles	American Towers, LLC
1250110	Tower	161 ft	2005	Aurora	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1221672	Pole	160 ft	2001	Elgin	STC Two LLC
1225006	Monopole	160 ft	1998	South Elgin	STC Two LLC
1298845	Monopole	160 ft	2016	Aurora	PI Tower Development, LLC
1223441	Pole	159 ft	1998	South Elgin	STC Two LLC
1257084	Monopole	159 ft	2007	Elgin	SBA Towers III LLC
1266684	Tower	158 ft	2010	Elgin	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1276067	Tower	158 ft	2000	Aurora	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1291141	Monopole	158 ft	1998	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1008273	Pole	157 ft	2026	Elgin	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1289280	Pole	156 ft	2013	St Charles	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1008287	Tower	155 ft	1993	Saint Charles	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1308031	Monopole	155 ft	2019	Hampshire	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1057162	Pole	154 ft	1998	Sugar Grove	CCATT LLC
1270293	Monopole	154 ft	2004	Aurora	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1262700	Lattice tower	152 ft	2008	Geneva	American Towers LLC
1227643	Pole	151 ft	2000	St. Charles	Chicago SMSA LP
1229059	Tower	150 ft	2002	St. Charles	STC Two LLC
1279683	Tower	145 ft	2012	Wasco	Commonwealth Edison Company
1249112	Monopole	142 ft	2006	Sugar Grove	Chicago SMSA LP
1250169	Tower	140 ft	2005	Aurora	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1242551	Tower	133 ft	2005	South Barrington	T-Mobile Central LLC
1053534	Tower	130 ft	1998	St. Charles	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1058678	Mast	130 ft	2007	St. Charles	American Towers, LLC
1211829	Pole	129 ft	2000	Big Rock	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1313458	Monopole	129 ft	2016	Aurora	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1214752	Monopole	128 ft	2000	Sugar Grove	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1223447	Monopole	128 ft	2001	Elgin	American Towers LLC
1249223	Water tank	128 ft	2005	North Aurora	T-Mobile Central LLC
1293291	Monopole	128 ft	2015	St. Charles	Diamond Towers IV LLC
1274986	Monopole	125 ft	2011	Aurora	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1009105	Lattice tower	124 ft	1995	Geneva	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1252860	Tower	124 ft	2007	St. Charles	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1053303	Monopole	123 ft	1999	Batavia	CCATT LLC
1213014	Pole	114 ft	2000	Aurora	American Towers LLC
1281785	Pole	109 ft	1997	Saint Charles	CCATT LLC
1289167	Monopole	108 ft	2014	Sleepy Hollow	American Towers LLC
1265904	Tower	105 ft	2008	St. Charles	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1278692	Monopole	105 ft	2012	St. Charles	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1283153	Pole	105 ft	1996	Montgomery	CCATT LLC
1280801	Lattice tower	104 ft	2000	Sugar Grove	American Towers LLC
1277636	Monopole	100 ft	2011	Montgomery	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1277638	Pole	100 ft	2011	Aurora	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1296590	Monopole	99 ft	2016	Saint Charles	Chicago SMSA LP
1276894	On a building	78 ft	2010	St. Charles	T-Mobile Central LLC
1224727	Tower	77 ft	2001	Aurora	STC Two LLC
1293994	On a building	46 ft	2014	Sugar Grove	City of Aurora Illinois
1286337	Monopole	45 ft	2013	Sugar Grove	BNSF Railway Company

If you have a tower lease in Kane County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Illinois with similar tower counts: Winnebago County (124), McHenry County (123), Madison County (122), Sangamon County (109), St. Clair County (108).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.