Cell towers in Lake County, IL

The FCC registry lists 172 constructed antenna structures in Lake County, 3% of Illinois's 5,168 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 56 registrants; the largest, T-Mobile, has 32 (19%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 61 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 172
2Tallest 499 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 207 ft) 156 ft

Structures

172

rank 3 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

35% of structures

Over 200 feet

17% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Lake County

56 different registrants own the 172 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 Lake County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 156 feet, 51 feet shorter than the Illinois median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Lake Villa at 499 feet, built in 1985. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Lake 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
1008724	Guyed tower	499 ft	1985	Lake Villa	K2 Towers III, LLC
1008725	Other or unspecified	499 ft	1997	Lake Zurich	K2 Towers III, LLC
1008723	Other or unspecified	423 ft	1983	Lake Zurich	K2 Towers III, LLC
1009953	Tower	415 ft	1981	Lake Zurich	INTERNATIONAL TOWER & STEEL
1014813	Lattice tower	386 ft	1963	Lake Villa	American Towers LLC
1007616	Guyed tower	339 ft	1995	Warren Township	K2 Towers III, LLC
1057385	Tower	339 ft	1989	Lake Zurich	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1007617	Tower	330 ft	1994	Warren Township	K2 Towers III, LLC
1007618	Guyed tower	330 ft	1991	Warren Township	K2 Towers III, LLC
1295470	Lattice tower	330 ft	2015	Volo	WAUCONDA FIRE DISTRICT
1008348	Other or unspecified	323 ft	1949	Waukegan	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1278207	Tower	318 ft	2011	Zion	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1009512	Tower	300 ft	1992	Wauconda	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1009761	Tower	285 ft	1973	Libertyville	LAKE, COUNTY OF
1274501	Lattice tower	276 ft	2018	Lake Zurich	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1008305	Lattice tower	270 ft	1986	Antioch	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1009760	Tower	265 ft	1973	Libertyville	LAKE, COUNTY OF
1013014	Lattice tower	262 ft	1997	Round Lake Beach	CCATT LLC
1049580	Tower	262 ft	2012	Zion	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1009367	Tower	261 ft	2010	Northbrook	Octagon Towers, LLC
1276164	Tower	255 ft	2010	Gurnee	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1021709	Lattice tower	247 ft	1997	Wauconda	CCATT LLC
1009402	Monopole	243 ft	1983	Highland Park	SBA Towers II LLC
1008010	Tower	239 ft	1974	Ela Township	Tower Sites, Inc.
1008349	Other or unspecified	228 ft	1997	Waukegan	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1238855	Lattice tower	225 ft	2002	Lake Villa	K2 Towers III, LLC
1200845	Tower	208 ft	1998	Deerfield	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1022707	Tower	205 ft	1997	Libertyville	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1211963	Lattice tower	204 ft	2000	Antioch	STC Two LLC
1058543	Lattice tower	200 ft	1994	Waukegan	American Towers LLC
1064070	Lattice tower	200 ft	2001	Lake Villa	American Towers LLC
1204899	Monopole	200 ft	1999	Fox Lake	American Towers LLC
1218846	Pole	200 ft	2003	Antioch	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1221020	Pole	200 ft	2004	Wauconda	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1264194	Pole	200 ft	2008	Antioch	Village of Antioch
1269034	Tower	200 ft	2001	Lake Zurich	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1282764	Tower	200 ft	1999	Gages Lake	CCATT LLC
1063934	Tower	199 ft	1999	Wadsworth	Private owner (name withheld)
1215247	Pole	199 ft	2000	Mundelein	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1217453	Pole	199 ft	2000	Zion	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1218851	Pole	199 ft	2003	Ingleside	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1220930	Tower	199 ft	2004	Mundelein	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1242559	Tower	199 ft	2004	Antioch	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1242996	Tower	199 ft	2004	Zion	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1244459	Monopole	199 ft	2004	Antioch	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1255375	Tower	199 ft	2007	Lake Villa	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1260054	Monopole	199 ft	2008	Antioch	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1302088	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Gurnee	Vogue Towers Partners, LLC
1303455	Monopole	199 ft	2017	Gurnee	Horvath Towers V, LLC
1313534	Lattice tower	199 ft	2020	Waukegan	North Shore Gas Company, an Illinois Company
1064072	Lattice tower	198 ft	2001	Zion	American Towers LLC
1213319	Mast	198 ft	2000	Wauconda	American Towers LLC
1065960	Monopole	197 ft	1999	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1045924	Tower	195 ft	1998	Libertyville	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1213021	Mast	195 ft	2000	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1215201	Monopole	195 ft	2001	Grayslake	American Towers LLC
1280710	Pole	195 ft	2006	Mundelein	CCATT LLC
1066124	Tower	193 ft	1999	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1208542	Monopole	193 ft	1999	Volo	American Towers LLC
1215167	Pole	193 ft	2006	Mundelein	CCATT LLC
1063935	Tower	191 ft	1999	Round Lake	CCATT LLC
1223197	Pole	190 ft	1999	Mundelein	STC Two LLC
1058601	Pole	188 ft	1997	Wadsworth	American Towers, LLC
1231739	Tower	188 ft	2002	Round Lake	STC Two LLC
1297109	Monopole	188 ft	2015	Wadsworth	SBA Towers VI, LLC
1007658	Tower	185 ft	1981	North Chicago	US CABLE CORPORATION DBA = US CABLE OF LAKE COUNTY
1258206	Tower	185 ft	2007	Antioch	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1059536	Monopole	171 ft	1998	Zion	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1215275	Pole	170 ft	2000	Waukegan	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1269210	Monopole	170 ft	2001	Libertyville	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1008371	Tower	167 ft	1989	Zion	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1216071	Pole	165 ft	2000	Winthrop Harbor	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1218850	Pole	165 ft	2003	Palatine	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219202	Pole	165 ft	2000	Gages Lake	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1221534	Monopole	165 ft	1996	Lake Bluff	American Towers LLC
1257226	Tower	165 ft	2007	Lake Villa	Chicago SMSA LP
1281479	Pole	165 ft	1999	Libertyville	CCATT LLC
1279836	Tower	162 ft	2000	Zion	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1255437	Tower	161 ft	2007	Lake Zurich	Village of Lake Zurich
1055271	Monopole	160 ft	1998	Volo	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1221851	Tower	160 ft	2004	Mundelein	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1242547	Tower	160 ft	2005	Mundelein	T-Mobile Central LLC
1282976	Tower	160 ft	2012	Lincolnshire	American Towers LLC
1293706	Monopole	160 ft	2015	Grayslake	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1266687	Tower	158 ft	2009	Wauconda	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1235543	Tower	156 ft	2002	Grayslake	STC Two LLC
1280095	Monopole	156 ft	2011	Waukegan	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1008275	Pole	155 ft	1992	Hainesville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1009114	Tower	155 ft	1989	Zion	American Towers LLC
1060648	Monopole	155 ft	1997	Grays Lake	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1300010	Monopole	155 ft	2016	Gurnee	Horvath Communications
1008377	Pole	154 ft	1993	Waukegan	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1058624	Pole	154 ft	1999	Park City	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1252903	Monopole	154 ft	2007	Lake Villa	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1253112	Monopole	154 ft	2006	Antioch	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1274154	Water tank	154 ft	2009	Gurnee	T-Mobile Central LLC
1287175	Monopole	154 ft	2007	Lake Villa	T-Mobile Central LLC
1007657	Tower	150 ft	1983	Winthrop Harbor	US CABLE CORPORATION DBA = US CABLE OF LAKE COUNTY
1014497	Tower	150 ft	1996	Gurnee	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1213664	Monopole	150 ft	2001	Lake Forest	SBA Properties, LLC
1251867	Tower	150 ft	2005	Antioch	SBA Towers II LLC
1276633	Tower	150 ft	1996	North Chicago	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1328988	Monopole	145 ft	2026	Mundelein	DRA Properties, LLC
1221721	Other or unspecified	143 ft	1967	Wadsworth	Polnet Communications, Ltd.
1221723	Other or unspecified	143 ft	1967	Wadsworth	Polnet Communications, Ltd.
1221725	Other or unspecified	143 ft	1967	Wadsworth	Polnet Communications, Ltd
1218845	Pole	140 ft	2003	Long Grove	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258207	Monopole	139 ft	2007	Long Grove	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1216776	Tower	138 ft	1998	Zion	STC Two LLC
1215033	Lattice tower	137 ft	2000	Antioch	American Towers LLC
1219980	Pole	135 ft	2003	Lincolnshire	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1280289	Monopole	135 ft	2011	Long Grove	CCATT LLC
1201146	Monopole	130 ft	1999	Lake Bluff	SBA Properties, LLC
1217342	Pole	130 ft	2001	North Chicago	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1274345	Tower	130 ft	2010	Gurnee	SBA Towers IV, LLC
1249464	Tower	128 ft	2006	Buffalo Grove	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1274668	Tower	128 ft	2010	Waukegan	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1212657	Pole	127 ft	2000	Gurnee	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1276914	Tower	127 ft	2010	Grayslake	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1266685	Tower	126 ft	2012	Vernon Hills	Village of Vernon Hills
1274155	Tower	126 ft	2010	Vernon Hills	T-Mobile Central LLC
1053516	Tower	125 ft	1998	Grayslake	TV6 Holdings LLC
1219978	Pole	125 ft	2003	Grayslake	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1237535	Tower	125 ft	2003	Riverwoods	STC Two LLC
1295883	Monopole	125 ft	2015	Zion	Horvath Special Towers
1327017	Monopole	125 ft	2026	Great Lakes	Boldyn Networks
1327721	Monopole	125 ft	2026	Great Lakes	Boldyn Networks
1316668	Monopole	121 ft	2001	Buffalo Grove	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1323194	Monopole	121 ft	2023	Mundelein	Private owner (name withheld)
1243535	Tower	120 ft	2005	Prairie View	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1316449	Lattice tower	120 ft	2020	Buffalo Grove	Village of Buffalo Grove
1008268	Tower	117 ft	1993	Grayslake	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1243776	Tower	115 ft	2005	Waukegan	T-Mobile Central LLC
1298678	Monopole	115 ft	2016	Beach Park	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1322102	Monopole	115 ft	1998	Buffalo Grove	STC Two LLC
1281773	Pole	113 ft	1998	Lincolnshire	CCATT LLC
1266681	Tower	110 ft	2009	Libertyville	T-Mobile Central LLC
1272792	Monopole	110 ft	2002	Wauconda	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1000336	Tower	109 ft	2007	Wadsworth	CCATT LLC
1203780	Monopole	109 ft	1999	Mundelien	STC Two LLC
1274241	Tower	109 ft	2010	Riverwoods	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008276	Pole	108 ft	1993	Mundelein	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1002556	Pole	107 ft	1997	Hainesville	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1280809	Mast	107 ft	1997	Mundelein	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1278870	Pole	106 ft	2000	Prairie View	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1281095	Pole	106 ft	1998	Libertyville	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1281484	Pole	106 ft	1997	Vernon Hills	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1281154	Mast	105 ft	1991	Buffalo Grove	American Towers LLC
1300148	Monopole	105 ft	2022	Zion	PI Tower Development LLC
1305625	Lattice tower	105 ft	2018	Waukegan	PI Tower Development LLC
1311464	Monopole	105 ft	2021	Beach Park	DRA Properties, LLC
1009109	Tower	104 ft	1991	Grayslake	American Towers LLC
1009111	Tower	104 ft	1991	Grayslake	American Towers LLC
1281821	Pole	104 ft	1993	North Chicago	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1240720	Tower	102 ft	2003	Round Lake	GREATER ROUND LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
1297139	Monopole	100 ft	2023	Ingleside	PI Tower Development LLC
1316450	Lattice tower	100 ft	2020	Buffalo Grove	Village of Buffalo Grove
1303859	Monopole	95 ft	2017	Beach Park	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1266693	Tower	94 ft	2010	Highland Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1060555	Monopole	91 ft	1996	Waukegan	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1277373	Monopole	86 ft	2014	Barrington	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1302354	Monopole	86 ft	2018	Barrington	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1320003	Tree / stealth	85 ft	2021	Gurnee	DRA Properties, LLC
1309833	Pole	82 ft	2016	Highwood	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1219982	Pole	80 ft	2003	Gurnee	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1220546	Pole	80 ft	2003	Waukegan	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1303620	Monopole	80 ft	2018	Lake Zurich	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1249929	Monopole	76 ft	2006	Prairie View	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1263205	Tower	72 ft	2008	Beach Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1333740	Mast	64 ft	2026	Grayslake	NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP
1333749	Mast	64 ft	2026	Hainesville	NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP
1333744	Mast	63 ft	2026	Grayslake	NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORP

If you have a tower lease in Lake 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: Cook County (641), Will County (230), DuPage County (170), Winnebago County (124), McHenry County (123).

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.