Illinois / McHenry County
#6 of 102 IL counties · 123 structures
Cell towers in McHenry County, IL
The FCC registry lists 123 constructed antenna structures in McHenry County, 2% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 48 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 22 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 52 between them.
- 1Constructed structures 123
- 2Tallest 499 ft
- 3Largest owner American Tower
- 4Median height (state 207 ft) 195 ft
Who owns the towers in McHenry County
48 different registrants own the 123 structures. 6 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.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 195 feet, 12 feet shorter than the Illinois median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a tower near Crystal Lake at 499 feet, built in 1997. More than in any other decade, 38% were built in the 2000s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1027195 | Tower | 499 ft | 1997 | Crystal Lake | Connoisseur Media Operations, LLC |
| 1052309 | Other or unspecified | 429 ft | 1985 | Crystal Lake | McHenry County College |
| 1284369 | Tower | 418 ft | 2013 | Woodstock | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| 1010945 | Tower | 394 ft | 1980 | Mchenry | MEYER MATERIAL CO |
| 1057090 | Tower | 348 ft | 1994 | Mchenry | American Towers, LLC |
| 1010954 | Tower | 331 ft | 1993 | Fox Lake | American Towers, LLC |
| 1041970 | Lattice tower | 321 ft | 2021 | Crystal Lake | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1041400 | Lattice tower | 305 ft | 1999 | Woodstock | American Towers, LLC |
| 1008269 | Tower | 302 ft | 1985 | Woodstock | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1025215 | Tower | 300 ft | 1972 | Crystal Lake | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1202092 | Guyed tower | 300 ft | 1999 | Algonquin | American Towers LLC |
| 1009762 | Other or unspecified | 298 ft | 1975 | Antioch | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1052310 | Other or unspecified | 295 ft | 1985 | Crystal Lake | McHenry County College |
| 1052308 | Other or unspecified | 295 ft | 1985 | Crystal Lake | McHenry County College |
| 1016389 | Tower | 292 ft | 1974 | Woodstock | MC HENRY COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES & DISASTER AGENCY |
| 1296939 | Guyed tower | 290 ft | 1987 | Marengo | Federal Aviation Administration |
| 1224367 | Lattice tower | 280 ft | 2001 | Crystal Lake | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
| 1010226 | Tower | 270 ft | 1970 | Mc Henry | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1008011 | Tower | 263 ft | 1994 | Hartland Township | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1008009 | Tower | 224 ft | 1985 | Alden Township | Tower Sites, Inc. |
| 1009763 | Other or unspecified | 218 ft | 1977 | Antioch | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1031760 | Tower | 210 ft | 1955 | Woodstock | City of Woodstock |
| 1065795 | Tower | 200 ft | 2001 | Richmond | American Towers LLC |
| 1059537 | Monopole | 199 ft | 1998 | Crystal Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1064071 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2002 | Woodstock | American Towers LLC |
| 1065860 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 2001 | Hebron | American Towers LLC |
| 1065966 | Lattice tower | 199 ft | 1999 | Marengo | American Towers LLC |
| 1215248 | Pole | 199 ft | 2000 | Huntley | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1215262 | Pole | 199 ft | 2000 | Mchenry | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1215263 | Tower | 199 ft | 2000 | Harvard | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1215278 | Pole | 199 ft | 2000 | Crystal Lake | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1216987 | Pole | 199 ft | 2000 | Richmond | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1218844 | Pole | 199 ft | 2000 | Cary | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1220544 | Pole | 199 ft | 2003 | Spring Grove | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1221122 | Pole | 199 ft | 2004 | Ringwood | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1242542 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Woodstock | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1243009 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Woodstock | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1244278 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Island Lake | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1251808 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Marengo | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1254098 | Tower | 199 ft | 2006 | Solon Mills | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1255438 | Tower | 199 ft | 2007 | Lakemoor | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1259731 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Harvard | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1259733 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Hebron | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1264287 | Tower | 199 ft | 2008 | Crystal Lake | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1276576 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2011 | Crystal Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1298147 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2017 | Mchenry | SBA Towers VI, LLC |
| 1328706 | Monopole | 199 ft | 2024 | Huntley | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1065965 | Monopole | 198 ft | 1999 | Marengo | American Towers LLC |
| 1206683 | Monopole | 198 ft | 1999 | Richmond | American Towers LLC |
| 1239083 | Monopole | 198 ft | 1999 | Mchenry | American Towers LLC |
| 1261983 | Tower | 198 ft | 2009 | Spring Grove | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1266679 | Water tank | 198 ft | 2008 | Lake In The Hills | T-Mobile Central LLC |
| 1273492 | Tower | 198 ft | 2010 | Harvard | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1289448 | Monopole | 198 ft | 2014 | Cary | Atlas Tower Holdings, LLC |
| 1326638 | Lattice tower | 198 ft | 2024 | Harvard | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1044093 | Pole | 197 ft | 1998 | Algonquin | CCATT LLC |
| 1064308 | Guyed tower | 197 ft | 1999 | Mchenry | American Towers, LLC |
| 1207398 | Tower | 197 ft | 2000 | Ringwood | STC Two LLC |
| 1228370 | Monopole | 197 ft | 2001 | Crystal Lake | STC Two LLC |
| 1253329 | Pole | 197 ft | 2006 | Harvard | CCATT LLC |
| 1280324 | Tower | 196 ft | 2001 | Huntley | STC Two LLC |
| 1214440 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2000 | Hebron | STC Two LLC |
| 1250240 | Monopole | 195 ft | 2004 | Woodstock | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1269519 | Tower | 195 ft | 1994 | Cary | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1251384 | Pole | 190 ft | 2005 | Crystal Lake | Southeast Emergency Communications |
| 1269033 | Monopole | 189 ft | 1999 | Richmond | SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC |
| 1224492 | Pole | 187 ft | 1999 | Huntley | STC Two LLC |
| 1274153 | Monopole | 186 ft | 2010 | Crystal Lake | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1325091 | Monopole | 186 ft | 1998 | Crystal Lake | STC Two LLC |
| 1279727 | Tower | 185 ft | 2012 | Marengo | Commonwealth Edison Company |
| 1299976 | Monopole | 180 ft | 2016 | Margngo | PI Tower Development, LLC |
| 1247159 | Other or unspecified | 178 ft | 2005 | Harvard | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1058542 | Guyed tower | 172 ft | 1994 | Algonquin | American Towers, LLC |
| 1008304 | Tower | 167 ft | 1993 | Spring Grove | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1008375 | Tower | 167 ft | 1993 | Woodstock | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1244681 | Monopole | 167 ft | 2016 | Harvard | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1329771 | Monopole | 164 ft | 2026 | Woodstock | DRA Properties, LLC |
| 1040087 | Monopole | 160 ft | 1998 | Huntley | Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC |
| 1056304 | Tower | 160 ft | 1999 | Crystal Lake | CCATT LLC |
| 1059526 | Pole | 160 ft | 1995 | Harvard | American Towers, LLC |
| 1060649 | Tower | 160 ft | 1997 | Ringwood | Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC |
| 1207767 | Tower | 160 ft | 1999 | Hebron | SBA Towers, LLC |
| 1264998 | Monopole | 160 ft | 2010 | Niles | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1268695 | Tower | 160 ft | 2009 | Woodstock | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1268769 | Monopole | 158 ft | 2009 | Harvard | Cellco Partnership |
| 1281937 | Monopole | 158 ft | 2012 | Harvard | SBA Towers III LLC |
| 1009107 | Tower | 157 ft | 1992 | Algonquin | American Towers LLC |
| 1008266 | Tower | 157 ft | 1991 | Crystal Lake | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1009133 | Lattice tower | 157 ft | 1989 | Crystal Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1009132 | Tower | 155 ft | 2001 | Harvard | American Towers LLC |
| 1293918 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2015 | Hampshire | SBA Towers IX, LLC |
| 1300075 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2016 | Lakemoor | Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC |
| 1302680 | Monopole | 155 ft | 2017 | Union | PI Tower Development LLC |
| 1253110 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2006 | Mchenry | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1253114 | Tower | 154 ft | 2006 | Union | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1253340 | Tower | 154 ft | 2006 | Marengo | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1258208 | Monopole | 154 ft | 2008 | Wonder Lake | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1326224 | Monopole | 153 ft | 2025 | Marengo | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1009135 | Tower | 152 ft | 1990 | Wonder Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1040092 | Other or unspecified | 151 ft | 1997 | Harvard | VB-S1 Assets, LLC |
| 1302194 | Monopole | 150 ft | 2019 | Harvard | EIP Holdings II, LLC |
| 1244761 | Monopole | 147 ft | 2005 | Crystal Lake | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1219264 | Pole | 143 ft | 2003 | Cary | T-Mobile USA Tower LLC |
| 1273493 | Other or unspecified | 141 ft | 2010 | Crystal Lake | ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. |
| 1216865 | Pole | 140 ft | 2001 | Woodstock | American Towers LLC |
| 1065405 | Lattice tower | 139 ft | 1999 | Lake In The Hills | SBA Properties, LLC |
| 1276330 | Tower | 139 ft | 2011 | Crystal Lake | T-Mobile Central LLC |
| 1261873 | Monopole | 137 ft | 2006 | Mchenry | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1296312 | Pole | 132 ft | 2016 | Crystal Lake | SBA Towers X, LLC |
| 1260254 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2007 | Spring Grove | SBA Steel LLC |
| 1302357 | Monopole | 130 ft | 2017 | Mchenry | PI Tower Development LLC c/o LendLease Americas Inc |
| 1258067 | Tower | 126 ft | 2008 | Wonderlake | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1288647 | Lattice tower | 120 ft | 2013 | Woodstock | Private owner (name withheld) |
| 1323451 | Monopole | 115 ft | 2023 | Crystal Lake | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1228371 | Tower | 105 ft | 2001 | Lake In The Hills | STC Two LLC |
| 1254794 | On a building | 105 ft | 2007 | Crystal Lake | SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC |
| 1278929 | Tower | 105 ft | 2011 | Prairie Grove | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1008274 | Tower | 102 ft | 1993 | Lake In The Hills | Crown Castle GT Company, LLC |
| 1239239 | Tower | 97 ft | 2004 | Harvard | TRI-STAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. |
| 1266686 | Tower | 81 ft | 2010 | Crystal Lake | SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC |
| 1316679 | Lattice tower | 65 ft | 2010 | Spring Grove | CTI Towers Assets II, LLC |
| 1297147 | Monopole | 49 ft | 2015 | Harvard | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY |
| 1063798 | Pole | 35 ft | 1996 | Harvard | UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD |
If you have a tower lease in McHenry 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: Lake County (172), DuPage County (170), Winnebago County (124), Madison County (122), Kane County (115).
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.