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Cell towers in Chicago, Illinois

The FCC register lists 207 antenna structures in and around Chicago. That is the 1st highest count of any place in Illinois.

Registered structures
207
Median height
38 m (124 ft)
−39.8% vs state median
Tallest
527 m (1,730 ft)
Per 100k residents
7.6
population 2,731,585 (2025)

Structure types

Tower 66
32%
Monopole 43
21%
Pole 42
20%
Building 17
8%
Tower array 13
6%
Lattice tower 11
5%
Mast 5
2%
Building with tower 4
2%
Not specified 3
1%
Building with mast 3
1%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
American Towers LLC Tower company 18
9%
Chicago, City Of Government 16
8%
Boingo Wireless, INC. Other 16
8%
Sba 2012 Tc Assets, LLC Tower company 16
8%
Ccatt LLC Tower company 14
7%

Tallest registered structures

top 25 of 207
Height Type Built Owner ASR
527 m (1,730 ft) Building with tower 2002 Bre 312 Broadcast, LLC 103028
525 m (1,722 ft) Building with mast 2012 Bre 312 Broadcast, LLC 103029
459 m (1,506 ft) Building with tower 2002 American Towers LLC 113618
425 m (1,395 ft) Building with tower 1968 American Towers LLC 113619
370 m (1,214 ft) Building with mast 2009 Hubbard Radio Chicago, LLC 2631078
191 m (628 ft) Building with mast 1980 Amfm Operating, INC. 620721
178 m (584 ft) Building 2000 T-mobile Central LLC 2606143
162 m (532 ft) Lattice tower 1971 Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC 99117
141 m (463 ft) Building 1996 Chicago Apartment LP Dba = New York Apartments 115533
105 m (345 ft) Tower 2004 Illinois, State Of 2638884
105 m (343 ft) Building 1971 Immaculate Heart Media, INC. 99226
93 m (305 ft) Tower 1975 Migala Communications Corporation 113943
93 m (305 ft) Tower 1951 Midway Broadcasting Dba = Wvon-am 618593
88 m (289 ft) Building 1960 400 W 76th Street LP Dba = Steward Business Center 623136
82 m (270 ft) Tower 2003 Illinois Dept of Transportation 2633681
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1981 Chicago, City Of 110472
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1975 Chicago, City Of 110473
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1983 Chicago, City Of 110474
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1979 Chicago, City Of 110477
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1972 Chicago, City Of 110478
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1977 Chicago, City Of 110480
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1980 Chicago, City Of 110481
82 m (269 ft) Tower 1978 Chicago, City Of 110483
81 m (266 ft) Tower 1978 Chicago, City Of 108872
81 m (266 ft) Tower 1996 Chicago, City Of 110484

When they were registered

1950s 1
<1%
1960s 4
2%
1970s 12
6%
1980s 22
11%
1990s 45
22%
2000s 86
42%
2010s 21
10%
2020s 16
8%

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About this data

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.