Cell towers in Lee County, IL

The FCC registry lists 50 constructed antenna structures in Lee County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 25 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 9 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 13 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 50
2Tallest 495 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 207 ft) 252 ft

Structures

rank 31 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

48% of structures

Over 200 feet

60% of structures

Peak build decade

1990s

32% built then

Who owns the towers in Lee County

25 different registrants own the 50 structures. 4 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 Lee County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 252 feet, 45 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Compton at 495 feet, built in 1993. More than in any other decade, 32% were built in the 1990s.

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

Structures in Lee 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
1009191	Tower	495 ft	1993	Compton	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1020736	Tower	493 ft	1997	Dixon	Comcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC
1056378	Tower	472 ft	1997	Rochelle	Private owner (name withheld)
1009086	Guyed tower	428 ft	1990	Dixon	B. Thomas Burns (D.B.A. Sauk Valley Broadcasting Company)
1007858	Lattice tower	350 ft	1993	Ashton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1009773	Tower	335 ft	1986	Dixon	TVT I, LLC
1008622	Tower	320 ft	1993	Ashton	Private owner (name withheld)
1042050	Tower	320 ft	1967	Dixon	Private owner (name withheld)
1305652	Lattice tower	310 ft	2018	Ashton	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1012533	Guyed tower	309 ft	1997	Amboy	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1221838	Guyed tower	306 ft	2009	Mendota	Crown Communication LLC
1326164	Guyed tower	306 ft	2000	Dixon	Phoenix Tower International
1303408	Lattice tower	304 ft	2018	Dixon	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1002717	Tower	299 ft	1994	Sublette	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008488	Tower	299 ft	1989	Compton	I-355 & 143rd LLC
1008491	Tower	298 ft	1990	Prairieville	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1008493	Tower	291 ft	1990	Ashton	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1210363	Tower	290 ft	2000	Dixon	STC Two LLC
1312181	Lattice tower	276 ft	2019	Harmond	Green River Wind Farm Phase I, LLC
1007857	Lattice tower	270 ft	1996	Paw Paw	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1216751	Tower	265 ft	2000	Compton	STC Two LLC
1208199	Tower	260 ft	2009	Ashton	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1008795	Tower	258 ft	2009	Nelson	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1210764	Tower	257 ft	2000	Lee	STC Two LLC
1278532	Lattice tower	255 ft	2011	Amboy	SBA Towers VIII, LLC
1008036	Tower	250 ft	1974	Dixon	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1228038	Lattice tower	237 ft	2001	Franklin Grove	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1214288	Lattice tower	229 ft	2000	Dizon	American Towers LLC
1217344	Lattice tower	207 ft	2001	Dixon	STC Two LLC
1008037	Tower	205 ft	1987	Ashton	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1214946	Tower	200 ft	2001	Dixon	Illinois, State of
1009178	Tower	199 ft	2012	Rock Falls	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1204397	Tower	199 ft	1991	Franklin Grove	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1002446	Tower	198 ft	1996	Dixon	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1245992	Monopole	198 ft	2005	Dixon	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1003517	Tower	195 ft	1995	Shabrona	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1239392	Monopole	193 ft	2003	Rock Falls	CCATT LLC
1009528	Lattice tower	190 ft	1996	Dixon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1319163	Monopole	188 ft	2004	Mendota	Hoosier Towers, LLC
1291587	Monopole	170 ft	2012	Dixon	CCATT LLC
1247161	Other or unspecified	168 ft	2005	Dixon	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1009774	Other or unspecified	164 ft	1961	Dixon	TVT I, LLC
1009775	Other or unspecified	164 ft	1961	Dixon	TVT I, LLC
1323839	Monopole	159 ft	2023	Dixon	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1324166	Guyed tower	159 ft	1961	Dixon	Phoenix Tower International
1324168	Guyed tower	159 ft	1961	Dixon	Phoenix Tower International
1330457	Lattice tower	135 ft	2022	Dixon	The Towers, LLC
1052976	Tower	120 ft	1997	Dixon	Private owner (name withheld)
1216643	Tower	80 ft	1974	Dixon	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1286062	Monopole	45 ft	2020	Dixon	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

If you have a tower lease in Lee 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: Ogle County (54), Livingston County (53), Pike County (51), Montgomery County (50), Franklin County (47).

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.