Cell towers in Will County, IL

The FCC registry lists 230 constructed antenna structures in Will County, 4% of Illinois's 5,168 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 82 registrants; the largest, American Tower, has 33 (14%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 79 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 230
2Tallest 586 ft
3Largest owner American Tower
4Median height (state 207 ft) 195 ft

Structures

230

rank 2 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

37% of structures

Over 200 feet

32% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

46% built then

Who owns the towers in Will County

82 different registrants own the 230 structures. 5 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 Will County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

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 Tinley Park at 586 feet, built in 1938. More than in any other decade, 46% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Will 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
1009386	Tower	586 ft	1938	Tinley Park	VB Nimbus, LLC
1009093	Tower	546 ft	1977	Peotone	Manteno Tower, Inc.
1028709	Guyed tower	505 ft	1997	Diamond	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1009091	Tower	500 ft	1994	University Park	Tarpon Towers II, LLC
1034032	Guyed tower	500 ft	2000	Beecher	Dontron, Inc.
1055361	Guyed tower	500 ft	1998	Channahon	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1008343	Guyed tower	499 ft	2013	Wilmington	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1008722	Tower	499 ft	1991	Joliet	K2 Towers III, LLC
1056755	Tower	495 ft	1977	Mokena	Private owner (name withheld)
1009705	Guyed tower	460 ft	1990	Lockport	FBA Corporation
1009558	Tower	420 ft	1972	Joliet	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1257377	Guyed tower	410 ft	2007	Wilmington	FBA Corporation
1239015	Tower	360 ft	2003	Lockport	Communication Technicians & Consultants, Inc
1008341	Guyed tower	357 ft	1965	Joliet	Vertical Bridge S3 Assets, LLC
1023012	Lattice tower	356 ft	1983	Lockport	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1027177	Tower	356 ft	1996	Lockport	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1310165	Guyed tower	345 ft	2019	Crete	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1308104	Lattice tower	320 ft	2019	Shorewood	Western Will County Communications Center
1009513	Tower	310 ft	1991	Joliet	KN Telecommunications Inc.
1291642	Lattice tower	309 ft	2014	Homer Glen	Pinnacle Towers LLC
1295011	Other or unspecified	305 ft	2017	Peotone	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
1295012	Other or unspecified	305 ft	2017	Peotone	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
1009667	Tower	303 ft	1980	Diamond	LBR ENTERPRISES INC DBA = WYKT RADIO
1243725	Guyed tower	303 ft	2004	Joliet	Bertram Communications LLC
1257923	Other or unspecified	301 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1271242	Lattice tower	300 ft	2013	Joliet	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1029848	Tower	299 ft	1986	Lockport	WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INC
1257925	Other or unspecified	299 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1272566	Tower	299 ft	2011	Joliet	Private owner (name withheld)
1257926	Other or unspecified	298 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1257927	Other or unspecified	298 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1257928	Other or unspecified	298 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1257929	Other or unspecified	298 ft	2010	Joliet	WYPA, LLC
1254929	Guyed tower	297 ft	2006	Lockport	American Towers LLC
1010205	Guyed tower	293 ft	1963	Tinley Park	American Towers LLC
1009069	Guyed tower	285 ft	1994	Plainfield	American Towers LLC
1011342	Other or unspecified	282 ft	1997	Lockport	Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.
1041971	Tower	280 ft	1967	Crest Hill	Private owner (name withheld)
1295010	Other or unspecified	275 ft	2017	Peotone	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
1295013	Other or unspecified	275 ft	2017	Peotone	Birach Broadcasting Corporation
1302938	Lattice tower	273 ft	2017	Joliet	Will, County of
1008625	Tower	267 ft	1962	Braidwood	Tower Sites, Inc.
1202767	Tower	265 ft	2000	Monee-Frankfort	STC Two LLC
1210765	Lattice tower	263 ft	2001	Channahon	STC Two LLC
1008062	Tower	262 ft	1995	Joliet	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1202761	Tower	260 ft	2000	Beecher	STC Two LLC
1202772	Tower	260 ft	2000	Braidwood	STC Two LLC
1202776	Tower	260 ft	1999	Elwood	STC Two LLC
1210632	Tower	260 ft	2000	Crete	STC Two LLC
1330532	Lattice tower	260 ft	2026	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1009148	Lattice tower	259 ft	1984	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1013183	Guyed tower	259 ft	1997	Monee	Tower Sites, Inc.
1205454	Lattice tower	259 ft	1999	Monee	STC Two LLC
1218826	Lattice tower	257 ft	2000	Peotone	American Towers LLC
1243746	Lattice tower	256 ft	2004	Beecher	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1254899	Tower	255 ft	2005	Lockport	Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
1252164	Mast	253 ft	2006	Peotone	CCATT LLC
1008064	Tower	252 ft	1995	Elwood	ILLINOIS, STATE OF DBA = ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
1009149	Lattice tower	251 ft	1984	Monee	American Towers LLC
1018597	Guyed tower	250 ft	1968	Monee	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1024684	Guyed tower	249 ft	1957	Manhattan	Amoco Pipeline Company
1269199	Lattice tower	240 ft	2018	Joliet	WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
1008682	Other or unspecified	235 ft	1996	Goodings Grove	ANR Pipeline Company
1009190	Tower	230 ft	2012	Crete	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1009185	Tower	227 ft	1977	Joliet	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1228260	Monopole	221 ft	2013	Joliet	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1245556	Other or unspecified	218 ft	2004	Frankfort	WILL, COUNTY OF
1011738	Tower	216 ft	1982	Joilet	Spire Tower US LLC
1269202	Lattice tower	216 ft	2018	Naperville	WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
1294979	Guyed tower	210 ft	1988	Monee	Federal Aviation Administration
1322781	Lattice tower	210 ft	2022	Wilmington	Will County Emergency Management Agency
1224284	Tower	204 ft	2001	Romeoville	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1051999	Tower	202 ft	1997	Frankfort	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1053253	Tower	202 ft	1998	Frankfort	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1064068	Tower	200 ft	1999	Monee	American Towers LLC
1065962	Monopole	200 ft	1999	New Lenox	American Towers LLC
1211171	Tower	200 ft	2000	Wilmington	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1235729	Tower	200 ft	2004	Orland Park	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1259354	Tower	200 ft	2006	Beecher	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1053294	Tower	199 ft	1999	Channahon	TVT III, LLC
1058853	Pole	199 ft	2004	Mokena	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1064067	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Monee	American Towers LLC
1064069	Lattice tower	199 ft	1999	Crete	American Towers LLC
1065967	Tower	199 ft	1999	Wilmington	American Towers LLC
1214949	Monopole	199 ft	2000	Lockport	American Towers LLC
1215270	Tower	199 ft	2004	Plainfield	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1215717	Pole	199 ft	2000	Joliet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1219258	Pole	199 ft	2000	Mokena	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1222120	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Bolingbrook	SBA Towers II LLC
1243484	Tower	199 ft	2004	Manhattan	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1251807	Tower	199 ft	2006	Joliet	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1253928	Pole	199 ft	2006	Lockport	I355 & 143rd, LLC
1275818	Other or unspecified	199 ft	2010	Plainfield	WESTERN WILL COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
1315140	Monopole	199 ft	2001	Joliet	Private owner (name withheld)
1052470	Monopole	198 ft	2001	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1222715	Tower	198 ft	2001	Wilmington	STC Two LLC
1225421	Mast	198 ft	2001	Frankfort	American Towers LLC
1238995	Monopole	198 ft	2002	Romeoville	American Towers, LLC
1249281	Tower	198 ft	2005	Lockport	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1250106	Tower	198 ft	2005	Steger	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1251050	Tower	198 ft	2005	Plainfield	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1251104	Tower	198 ft	2006	Joliet	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1252715	Tower	198 ft	2006	Joliet	VB BTS, ll, LLC
1253400	Tower	198 ft	2006	Mokena	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1259864	Tower	198 ft	2007	New Lenox	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1283306	Monopole	198 ft	2012	Elwood	SBA Towers V, LLC
1009186	Tower	197 ft	1992	Orland Park	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1065959	Tower	197 ft	1999	Manhattan	American Towers LLC
1222720	Tower	197 ft	2001	Peotone	STC Two LLC
1275852	Tower	196 ft	2010	Monee	Vertical Bridge NTCF, LLC
1282410	Lattice tower	196 ft	1999	University Park	CCATT LLC
1052465	Monopole	195 ft	2001	Lockport	American Towers LLC
1052466	Mast	195 ft	1998	Plainfield	American Towers, LLC
1052995	Tower	195 ft	1998	Channahon	Northern Border Pipeline Company
1058134	Mast	195 ft	2001	Mokena	American Towers LLC
1244808	Tower	195 ft	2004	Wilmington	Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC
1058604	Mast	190 ft	1997	Joliet	American Towers, LLC
1240953	Pole	190 ft	2003	Joliet	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1243639	Tower	190 ft	2004	Manhattan	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1244774	Tower	190 ft	2004	Elwood	Vertical Bridge Towers, LLC
1276221	Tower	190 ft	2000	Crest Hill	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1253341	Monopole	188 ft	2006	Elmwood	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1243426	Tower	185 ft	2005	Crete	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1272008	Tower	183 ft	2010	Crete	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1054735	Pole	182 ft	1998	Lockport	STC Two LLC
1052175	Pole	180 ft	1999	Lockport	STC Two LLC
1063185	Tower	180 ft	1998	Joliet	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1255222	Monopole	180 ft	2006	Monee	Chicago SMSA LP
1040093	Monopole	175 ft	1997	Frankfort	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1243444	Monopole	174 ft	2004	Joliet	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1265935	Tower	174 ft	2010	New Lenox	MidAmerica Towers, Inc
1059529	Lattice tower	172 ft	1994	Romeoville	American Towers, LLC
1300423	Monopole	170 ft	2009	Joliet	Chicago SMSA LP
1269099	Monopole	168 ft	2009	Bolingbrook	SBA Towers III LLC
1278728	Tower	168 ft	2011	Joliet	Illinois Bell Telephone Company
1237642	Monopole	167 ft	2003	Romeoville	SBA Towers II LLC
1295965	Monopole	166 ft	2015	Lockport	SBA Towers X, LLC
1220345	Pole	165 ft	2003	Monee	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1209289	Monopole	162 ft	2004	Naperville	Crown Castle Tower 05 LLC
1287562	Monopole	161 ft	2010	Romeoville	Village of Romeoville
1010584	Monopole	160 ft	1996	Romeoville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1218532	Monopole	160 ft	2000	Frankfort	SBA Towers, LLC
1223051	Pole	160 ft	2001	Joliet	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1227104	Pole	160 ft	2004	Joilet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1304290	Monopole	160 ft	2018	Plainfield	EIP Holdings II, LLC
1253179	Tower	159 ft	2006	Plainfield	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1256403	Monopole	158 ft	2007	Plainfield	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1259355	Monopole	158 ft	2005	Lockport	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1271241	Tower	158 ft	2010	Lockport	Cellco Partnership
1297332	Monopole	158 ft	2016	Joliet	Tower Assets Newco IX, LLC
1269218	Tower	156 ft	2001	Channahon	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1232702	Monopole	155 ft	2002	Plainfield	STC Two LLC
1290600	Lattice tower	155 ft	2013	Lockport	AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC
1301656	Monopole	155 ft	2018	Bolingbrook	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1058622	Pole	154 ft	1999	Crest Hill	New Cingular Wireless, Inc.
1249453	Other or unspecified	154 ft	2005	Homer Glen	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
1260504	Monopole	154 ft	2006	Rockdale	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1275773	Monopole	154 ft	2010	New Lenox	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1010586	Monopole	153 ft	1996	Lockport	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1213994	Pole	151 ft	2000	Channahon	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1253339	Monopole	150 ft	2006	Channahon	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1253342	Tower	150 ft	2006	Lockport	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1212252	Water tank	148 ft	2000	Crest Hill	T-Mobile Central LLC
1282312	Tower	146 ft	2012	Romeoville	Valley View School District 365-U
1237773	Other or unspecified	145 ft	2003	Romeoville	Lewis University
1281659	Tower	144 ft	2012	Bolingbrook	Valley View School District
1215244	Pole	140 ft	2000	Joliet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1225091	Tower	140 ft	1998	Naperville	STC Two LLC
1290792	Monopole	140 ft	2014	Crest Hill	TowerCo 2013 LLC
1201097	Tower	139 ft	1994	Shorewood	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1249685	Monopole	139 ft	2004	Plainfield	SBA Towers, LLC
1265905	Tower	139 ft	2010	Manhattan	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1050208	Tower	137 ft	1997	Joliet	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
1025722	Pole	135 ft	1997	Shorewood	CCATT LLC
1218167	Pole	135 ft	2000	Joliet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1060640	Tower	132 ft	2009	Joliet	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1215384	Pole	130 ft	2000	Joliet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1236700	Tower	130 ft	2004	Shorewood	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258216	Monopole	130 ft	2006	Joliet	SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC
1298808	Monopole	130 ft	2016	Bolingbrook	APC Towers, LLC
1223450	Pole	128 ft	1999	Naperville	STC Two LLC
1252315	Tower	128 ft	2005	Bolingbrook	T-Mobile Central LLC
1211832	Guyed tower	127 ft	2000	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1300740	Monopole	127 ft	2017	Romeoville	VB-S1 Assets, LLC
1246334	Tower	126 ft	2011	Lockport	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1280251	Mast	126 ft	2011	Romeoville	American Towers LLC
1280676	Pole	126 ft	1996	Romeoville	CCATT LLC
1282311	Tower	126 ft	2012	Romeoville	Valley View School District 365-U
1294410	Monopole	126 ft	2017	Joliet	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1213016	Monopole	125 ft	2010	Aurora	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1256314	Monopole	125 ft	2007	Joliet	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1267469	Monopole	125 ft	2007	Lockport	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1272205	Monopole	125 ft	2001	Plainfield	SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC
1306895	Monopole	125 ft	2019	Shorewood	Parallel Infrastructure III, LLC
1009110	Pole	124 ft	1993	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1212723	Monopole	124 ft	2000	Joliet	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1255514	Tower	124 ft	2006	Plainfield	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1256948	Guyed tower	124 ft	2007	Joliet	T-Mobile USA Tower LLC
1258525	Monopole	124 ft	2008	Plainfield	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1264932	Tower	124 ft	2008	Crete	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1281818	Mast	124 ft	1999	Naperville	CCATT LLC
1281788	Pole	123 ft	2006	Joliet	CCATT LLC
1267471	Pole	122 ft	2009	Joliet	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1238128	Tower	120 ft	2003	Romeoville	Village of Romeoville
1267501	Pole	120 ft	2009	Joliet	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1282260	Tower	120 ft	2012	Romeoville	Private owner (name withheld)
1329108	Monopole	120 ft	2023	Romeoville	Central States Tower V, LLC
1267139	Tower	119 ft	2008	Bollingbrook	T-Mobile Central LLC
1279894	Tower	116 ft	1996	Joliet	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1293937	Monopole	115 ft	2014	Monee	SBA Towers IX, LLC
1256496	Monopole	110 ft	2008	Plainfield	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1038685	Pole	106 ft	1999	Joliet	STC Two LLC
1213991	Pole	106 ft	2000	Lemont	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1212725	Pole	105 ft	2000	Romeoville	American Towers LLC
1247775	Mast	105 ft	2005	Lockport	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1265898	Tower	105 ft	2009	Homer Glen	T-Mobile Central LLC
1265906	Monopole	105 ft	2009	Naperville	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1296809	Pole	105 ft	2015	Joliet	American Towers LLC
1297797	Monopole	105 ft	2016	Joliet	APC Towers, LLC
1006566	Mast	104 ft	1996	Romeoville	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1279242	Tower	104 ft	1998	Joliet	SBC TOWER HOLDINGS LLC
1279976	Monopole	103 ft	2006	Plainfield	CCATT LLC
1052172	Pole	90 ft	1999	Joliet	STC Two LLC
1282315	Tower	86 ft	2012	Romeoville	Valley View School District 365U
1257580	Tower	84 ft	2007	Joliet	CCATT LLC
1260945	Monopole	82 ft	2008	Bolingbrook	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1297880	Monopole	75 ft	2016	Frankfort	Horvath Towers III, LLC
1309321	Monopole	65 ft	2017	Joliet	VB BTS III, LLC
1289808	Lattice tower	52 ft	2005	Joiliet	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1289809	Lattice tower	25 ft	2005	Joliet	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

If you have a tower lease in Will 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), Lake County (172), 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.