Cell towers in Tazewell County, IL

The FCC registry lists 73 constructed antenna structures in Tazewell County, 1% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 35 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 12 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 14 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 73
2Tallest 632 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 257 ft

Structures

rank 16 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

45% of structures

Over 200 feet

71% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

42% built then

Who owns the towers in Tazewell County

35 different registrants own the 73 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name 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 Tazewell County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 257 feet, 50 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 Creve Coeur at 632 feet, built in 1955. More than in any other decade, 42% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Tazewell 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
1009082	Tower	632 ft	1955	Creve Coeur	WHOI Licensee, LLC
1008775	Tower	604 ft	1964	East Peoria	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1009377	Tower	598 ft	1980	East Peoria	ILLINOIS VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DBA = WTVP TV
1016047	Tower	551 ft	1976	East Peoria	Nexstar Media Inc.
1010408	Tower	526 ft	1978	East Peoria	Private owner (name withheld)
1051727	Tower	525 ft	1972	East Peoria	EAST PEORIA TOWER COMPANY
1009124	Tower	500 ft	1995	Washington	Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., dba Clear Talk
1011931	Tower	500 ft	1984	Groveland	VB Nimbus, LLC
1042123	Tower	500 ft	1998	Pekin	University of Northwestern-St. Paul
1044524	Tower	500 ft	1999	East Peoria	SUNSET TOWER, INC.
1247127	Guyed tower	499 ft	2006	Near East Peoria	Illinois Central Radio Fellowship Inc.
1004501	Tower	450 ft	1961	Washington	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1016074	Other or unspecified	434 ft	1992	Groveland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1008679	Guyed tower	405 ft	1985	East Peoria	SUPREME RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INC
1008767	Tower	405 ft	2008	East Peoria	Cellco Partnership
1270912	Mast	390 ft	2009	Delavan	Rail Splitter Wind Farm, LLC
1009533	Lattice tower	353 ft	1995	Morton	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1045115	Tower	344 ft	2007	Delavan	American Towers LLC
1008658	Tower	332 ft	1963	Washington	American Towers LLC
1209204	Tower	319 ft	1999	Delevan	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1009268	Guyed tower	310 ft	1993	Delavan	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1009534	Lattice tower	310 ft	1993	Washington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1330796	Lattice tower	305 ft	2026	Minier	The Towers, LLC
1265496	Tower	298 ft	2009	Powerton	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1268549	Tower	298 ft	2009	Cooper	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1224444	Tower	270 ft	2001	Delavan	Cellco Partnership
1225455	Tower	270 ft	2001	Emden	Cellco Partnership
1234752	Mast	270 ft	2002	Mackinaw	Cellco Partnership
1008533	Lattice tower	265 ft	1992	Hopedale	Cellco Partnership
1226558	Tower	265 ft	2002	Washington	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1231835	Tower	265 ft	2001	Groveland	Communication Enhancement, LLC
1008531	Lattice tower	262 ft	1992	Morton	Cellco Partnership
1211337	Lattice tower	258 ft	2000	Tremont	American Towers LLC
1270595	Other or unspecified	258 ft	2009	Armington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1278699	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1960	Pekin	Spoon River Media, LLC
1278700	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1960	Pekin	Spoon River Media, LLC
1278748	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1960	Pekin	Spoon River Media, LLC
1278749	Other or unspecified	257 ft	1960	Pekin	Spoon River Media, LLC
1295299	Lattice tower	256 ft	2015	Pekin	SBA Towers X, LLC
1220373	Lattice tower	255 ft	2000	Morton	American Towers LLC
1237062	Tower	255 ft	2003	Danvers	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1289959	Lattice tower	255 ft	2014	Tremont	American Towers LLC
1276850	Tower	254 ft	2010	Tremont	Octagon Towers, LLC
1232125	Tower	249 ft	1987	Groveland	Moyer Electronics Inc
1258666	Lattice tower	249 ft	2007	Morton	American Towers LLC
1010034	Tower	248 ft	1940	East Peoria	WPEO RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.
1065044	Tower	240 ft	1999	Morton	Subcarrier Communications, Inc.
1057134	Tower	238 ft	1993	Pekin	VB Nimbus, LLC
1227642	Tower	228 ft	2001	Green Valley	Cellco Partnership
1008632	Tower	218 ft	1963	Delavan	Eakins Communications
1008530	Lattice tower	215 ft	1991	East Peoria	Cellco Partnership
1014812	Guyed tower	203 ft	2011	Groveland	AT&T Corp
1255605	Lattice tower	200 ft	2006	East Peoria	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260245	Lattice tower	200 ft	2007	Delavan	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1237059	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2003	Armington	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1263268	Tower	199 ft	2008	Washington	SBA Towers III LLC
1266807	Other or unspecified	198 ft	2009	Minier	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1270594	Lattice tower	198 ft	2009	Green Valley	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1252617	Tower	197 ft	2006	Pekin	American Towers LLC
1279476	Lattice tower	196 ft	2001	North Perkin	American Towers LLC
1047657	Lattice tower	195 ft	1998	East Peoria	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1254683	Lattice tower	191 ft	2006	Pekin	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1274610	Pole	179 ft	2011	Pekin	American Towers LLC
1016075	Other or unspecified	176 ft	1992	Groveland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1016076	Other or unspecified	176 ft	1992	Groveland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1016077	Other or unspecified	176 ft	1992	Groveland	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1292958	Monopole	175 ft	2000	Pekin	American Towers LLC
1241625	Tower	151 ft	2004	South Perkin	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1008526	Tower	147 ft	1994	South Pekin	Cellco Partnership
1295793	Lattice tower	145 ft	1995	Creve Coeur	Cellco Partnership
1257895	Lattice tower	124 ft	2007	Marquette Heights	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1289838	Lattice tower	55 ft	2005	Peoria	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1289812	Lattice tower	50 ft	2005	Peoria	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Tazewell 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: LaSalle County (94), Rock Island County (94), McLean County (75), Macon County (72), Williamson County (70).

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.