Mchenry County Area Frequencys.
Frequencies:
| 866.3500 |
866.7375 |
867.5500 |
868.0375 |
868.3125 |
| Tower Locations: |
| |
| Woodstock |
McHenry |
Harvard |
Crystal Lake |
|
| Union |
Hartland Twp |
Hampshire |
| |
| McHenry County Sheriff: |
| |
| 155.7900 |
146.2 |
F1 |
Sheriff Dispatch, Repeats 153.800 |
|
| 155.7900 |
146.2 |
F2 |
Sheriff Car to Car |
|
| 159.2100 |
146.2 |
F3 |
Countywide Simplex |
|
| 155.5200 |
146.2 |
F4 |
County Jail operations, Repeats 154.650 |
| 155.0700 |
146.2 |
| Task Force use |
Other County Operations:
037.9800 127.3 Roads Highway Department 154.9950 LG County Operations (County Building in Woodstock) 151.3400 146.2 Parks County Conservations District 155.0250 192.8 LG County Animal Control 154.2500 000.0 Fire County Fire Net South 151.2575 100.0 Fire County Fire North (Repeats 159.3975) 045.3600 000.0 EMA 045.4400 103.5 EMA 155.0250 146.2 EMA ESMARN 155.0550 000.0 EMA IREACH 146.8350 91.5 RACES Main Repeater 145.4100 107.2 RACES Alternate 146.6550 107.2 RACES Alternate Repeater 045.5800 103.5 EMS McHenry Flight For Life 453.7750 School McHenry County College
McHenry County SO dispatches several Police Agencies on 155.790. Each of these towns usually also have the ability to talk on other communities channels as well, especially Woodstock, Marengo and McHenry’s channels. Units use numbers ending as noted below.
MCSO uses a 3 digit radio ID. The first digit indicates the shift (1 = Days, 2 = Afternoons, 3 = Midnights) The second digit (“D”) indicates Patrol and the third indicates the patrol area as listed below. Units with two areas (like “1/2”) are cover cars.
“David 1” Nunda Township “David 5” Harvard/Alden area “David 2” Algonquin Township “David 6” Wonder Lake/Greenwood area “David 3” Woodstock/Huntley area “David 7” Wonder Lake area “David 4” Marengo/Union area “David 8” McHenry, Spring Grove, Richmond area
Local PD’s dispatched by the SO:
Prairie Grove x31’s Hebron x40’s Richmond x41’s Lakemoor x37’s Holiday Hills x46’s Bull Valley x49’s Spring Grove x54’s Wonder Lake x32’s McHenry County Conservation Dist PD.
501 Sheriff 511 to 513 Patrol Lieutenants 502 Under-Sheriff 514 to 519 Patrol Sergeants 504 Captain of Support Services 537 K-9 Unit 505 Captain of Patrol 520 to 599 Patrol Deputies 507 Training Division Sergeant 601 to 603 Motorcycle Units 508 Special Services Sergeant (DARE) 690 to 699 Marine Units 509 Communications Division Sergeant 700 to 707 Jail Units Ida 1-11 Detective Division Ida 12-15 Evidence Division
“Station Numbers: (Often heard on County and local channels)
01 Algonquin 36 Lakewood 50 Union 05 Sheriff 37 Lakemoor 54 Spring Grove 26 Woodstock 40 Hebron 56 Oakwood Hills 27 Crystal Lk Park Dist 41 Richmond 60 Huntley 29 McHenry City 43 Lake In The Hills 67 Crystal Lake 30 Harvard 45 Johnsburg 90 McHenry County 31 Prairie Grove 46 Holiday Hills Conservation PD 32 Wonder Lake 47 McCullom Lake 98 MCETSB 34 Cary 48 Marengo (County E-911) 35 Fox River Grove 49 Bull Valley 99 States Attorney
McHenry County Fire Departments Numbering System:
| District 1 |
Algonquin -Lake in the Hills FPD |
x00 to x29 |
Officers, Paramedics, etc. |
| District 2 |
Cary FPD |
x30’s |
Cars & Utilities |
| District 3 |
Crystal Lake FD |
x40’s |
Engines |
| District 4 |
Woodstock Fire Rescue Dist |
x50’s |
Squads and Ambulances |
| District 5 |
Not in Use |
x60’s |
Brush Trucks |
| District 6 |
Fox River Grove FPD |
x70’s |
Tenders (vehicular water tankers) |
| District 7 |
Harvard Fire Prot Dist |
x80’s |
Ladder Trucks |
| District 8 |
Hebron -Alden -Greenwood FPD |
x90’s |
Specialty Vehicles |
| District 9 |
Huntley FPD |
| (Communications, HazMat etc.) |
| District 10 |
Lakewood FD |
| |
| District 11 |
Marengo FPD / Rescue Squad |
| |
| District 12 |
McHenry Township FPD |
| |
| District 13 |
Nunda Rural FPD |
| |
| District 14 |
Richmond Township FPD |
| |
| District 15 |
Union FPD |
| |
| District 16 |
Wonder Lake FPD |
| |
| District 17 |
Not in use |
| |
| District 18 |
Spring Grove FPD |
| |
| District 19 |
Countywide units – |
| |
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| No longer used |
| |
| Township Highway Departments: |
| |
| Alden |
156.2400 |
Hartland |
156.2400 |
| Algonquin |
151.1150 |
Hebron |
156.2400 |
| Burton |
| Marengo |
156.1950 |
| Chemung |
151.1150 |
McHenry |
151.1150 |
| Coral |
155.8200 |
| 464.4750 |
| Door |
156.1350 |
Nunda |
151.1150 |
| Dunham |
| Richmond |
156.2400 |
| Grafton |
156.2400 |
Riley |
156.1950 |
| Greenwood |
156.1950 |
Seneca |
|
Township Highway Departments: |
| |
| Alden |
156.2400 |
Hartland |
156.2400 |
| Algonquin |
151.1150 |
Hebron |
156.2400 |
| Burton |
| Marengo |
156.1950 |
| Chemung |
151.1150 |
McHenry |
151.1150 |
| Coral |
155.8200 |
| 464.4750 |
| Door |
156.1350 |
Nunda |
151.1150 |
| Dunham |
| Richmond |
156.2400 |
| Grafton |
156.2400 |
Riley |
156.1950 |
| Greenwood |
156.1950 |
Seneca |
Police
Algonquin PD 154.7400 162.2 Repeats 155.9850 Cary 857.2375 192.8 Repeats 812.2375 Crystal Lake 155.7000 146.2 Repeats 156.0300 Oakwood Hills PD 857.2375 192.8 Repeats 812.2375 Crystal Lake Park District PD 155.7000 146.2 Repeats 156.0300 Lakewood PD 155.7000 146.2 Repeats 156.0300
Fire
Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD 154.3550 162.2 Repeats 159.0450 Cary FPD 154.2500 000.0 Simplex Crystal Lake FD 156.1650 146.2 Repeats 153.7400 Fox River Grove FPD 154.2500 000.0 Simplex Huntley FPD 155.4975 71.9 Repeats 154.9500 Lakewood FD 154.2500 000.0 Simplex Nunda FPD 154.2500 000.0 Simplex MABAS Division 5 154.2650 210.7 Simplex
Alden (Police Patrol by McHenry County SO)
151.2575 100.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Disp by Co. SO, Repeats 159.3975 154.2500 000.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Dispatch by County 155.2650 173.8 School Alden Hebron Dist 19
Algonquin (SeeComm) (Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD)
154.7400 162.2 Police Algonquin PD, Repeats 155.985, Dispatch by SeeComm 155.4300 146.2 Police Alternate 154.3550 162.2 Fire ALITH FPD Dispatch, Repeats 159.045, Dispatch by SeeComm 155.2200 Fire EMS 154.2500 000.0 Fire Countywide 159.1650 PW Public Works 464.9250 School H D Jacobs High School
Barrington Hills
470.8125 97.4 Police Dispatch (by self) 155.4300 127.3 Police F2 Tac 154.9650 127.3 Police F3 Barrington PW/Car to Car 153.8900 127.3 Fire Barrington FD, Dispatch by Cencom 461.4875 Misc Barrington Hills C.C. (also 451.2375, 456.2375, 457.0625, 462.4125)
Bull Valley (Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO, Fire by Woodstock Fire-Rescue)
155.9400 LG Village Ops, PD
Cary (SeeComm)
857.2375 192.8 Police Dispatch by SeeComm 155.4300 146.2 Police Alternate 154.2500 000.0 Fire Cary FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.3550 146.2 Fire Cary FPD 155.8800 146.2 PW 453.1875 PW Water telemetry 155.2950 186.2 School Elementary School District 26
Crystal Lake (SeeComm)
155.7000 146.2 Police Dispatch by SeeComm 156.1650 146.2 Fire Crystal Lake FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.2500 000.0 Fire Crystal Lake FPD ,Alternate, County Net 154.3550 Fire Crystal Lake FPD ,Alternate 154.2500 000.0 Fire Nunda Rural FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 460.5750 131.8 Fire Nunda Rural FPD, Old Tac use, no longer used. 151.2050 146.2 Parks Park District, Repeats 159.345 156.1650 146.2 PW Public Works & Water Repeats 153.740 458.3125 Water Water Metering 465.0125 Links for 155.700 repeater system (Also .0375, .0875, .1125, .1625, .1875, .4375, .4625) 154.5150 School District 47 154.5400 School District 47 154.5700 School District 47 155.2650 186.2 School Districts 155 & 47 466.8125 School North Junior High School 464.3750 School Crystal Lake High School 469.5000 School Crystal Lake High School 470.5875 97.4 Police F1/2 Dispatch (Repeater) Dispatch by FoxComm 460.0250 127.3 Police F3 Sheriff "S-Band" Repeater 460.0500 97.4 Police F4 Tac 1 460.0750 97.4 Police F5 Tac 2 460.1000 97.4 Police F6 Tac 3 460.1250 97.4 Police F7 Tac 4 460.1500 97.4 Police F8 Tac 5 460.1750 97.4 Police F9 Tac 6 460.2000 97.4 Police F10 Tac 7 460.2250 97.4 Police F11 Tac 8 460.2500 97.4 Police F12 Tac 9 460.2750 97.4 Police F13 Tac 10 460.3000 97.4 Police F14 Tac 11 460.3250 97.4 Police F15 Tac 12 460.3500 97.4 Police F16 “Private” 159.2100 146.2 Police Link to McHenry County net 154.4000 127.3 Fire Dispatch, repeats 159.075, Dispatch by FoxComm 154.3700 127.3 Fire Former Fire Channel, now used for fireground 154.0400 127.3 PW Public Works 452.6750 School Grant HS 151.9550 Misc Fox Lake Country Club
Fox River Grove
155.4300 67.0 Police Dispatch by Lake in the Hills PD, repeats 154.8150 154.2500 Fire Dispatch by SeeComm 159.1050 LG Streets/Parks Repeats 153.995 155.2200 Schools School busses
Greenwood (Police Patrol by McHenry County SO, Fire by Woodstock Fire-Rescue)
151.2575 100.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Disp by Co. SO, Repeats 159.3975
154.2500 000.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Dispatch by County (H-A-G FPD handles rural areas of Greenwood Township)
Harvard
154.8750 156.7 Police Dispatch, Repeats 155.910 154.2500 000.0 Fire Harvard FPD 155.2200 Fire EMS 154.0850 156.7 PW Public Works operations 464.5500 School Harvard HS
Hebron (Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO)
155.0100 Police Local Alternate, Repeats 159.015 154.7700 Police Mobiles 151.2575 100.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Disp by Co. SO, Repeats 159.3975 154.2500 000.0 Fire Hebron Alden Greenwood FPD, Dispatch By County 155.1750 EMS Rescue Squad 155.2200 EMS Rescue Squad 155.2650 School Alden Hebron Dist 19 Lake County EDACS Police Dispatch on TG 00-125 158.7300 136.5 Police Dispatch 470.7375 97.4 Police Link to Wauconda 153.8900 127.3 Fire Wauconda FPD (Island Lake Station) 155.0400 127.3 LG Public Works 453.9375 LG 453.9875 LG
| Huntley |
|
| 155.4300 |
67.0 |
Police |
Dispatch by Lake in the Hills PD, repeats 154.8150 |
| 155.7525 |
| Police |
F2 Repeats 153.9725 |
| 158.8500 |
146.2 |
Police |
F3 Alternate |
| 155.7000 |
146.2 |
Police |
Link to Crystal Lake |
| 155.4975 |
71.9 |
Fire |
New Dispatch, Repeats 154.950 |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Huntley FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm |
| 156.1650 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Link to Crystal Lake |
| 046.5800 |
110.9 |
LG |
Public Works |
| 151.4600 |
| Parks |
Park District |
| 453.4500 |
| LG |
Public Works |
| 152.3750 |
Schools Huntley Consolidated School Dist 158, Repeats 157.635 |
| 155.1600 |
Schools Huntley Consolidated School Dist 158 |
| 452.7250 |
Misc |
Sun City (Repeater) |
| 457.5500 |
Misc |
Sun City (Mobiles) |
| 457.5750 |
Misc |
Sun City (Mobiles) |
| 457.6000 |
Misc |
Sun City (Mobiles) |
| Holiday Hills |
(Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO) |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net |
| 154.3850 |
146.2 |
Fire |
McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch |
| Island Lake |
|
Johnsburg
159.0900 146.2 Police Dispatch by McHenry City PD 155.7900 146.2 Police Link to McHenry County SO 158.8350 91.5 Police 154.2500 000.0 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net 154.3850 146.2 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch 461.3250 School Johnsburg School District 12
Lake In The Hills (Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD)
155.4300 67.0 Police F1 Dispatch, Repeats 154.815, 155.1075 67.0 Police F2 Alternate, Repeats 158.8875 154.3550 162.2 Fire ALITH FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.2500 000.0 Fire ALITH FPD, County Fire Net 154.0550 146.2 LG Public Works 151.0625 LG Public Works, Repeats 153.935
Lakemoor (Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO)
154.2500 000.0 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net 154.3850 146.2 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch 154.4000 127.3 Fire Fox Lake FPD 153.8900 127.3 Fire Wauconda FPD 453.1000 LG Public Works 451.6125 Water Water Meters 155.7000 146.2 Police Lakewood PD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.2500 000.0 Fire Lakewood FD, Dispatch by SeeComm 155.9550 146.2 PW Public Works 155.1600 Misc National Ski Patrol System Inc 155.2200 Misc National Ski Patrol System Inc
Marengo
154.8750 141.3 Police Dispatch, Repeats 155.910 155.5725 82.5 Fire Marengo FPD, New Dispatch, Repeats 156.2175 154.2500 000.0 Fire Marengo FPD, County Fire Net 154.0850 192.8 EMS Dispatch for Marengo Rescue Squad 155.0850 LG Public Works 451.0625 Water Water Metering 464.5750 179.9 School Elementary Schools 151.7150 School Riley School District 464.6000 107.2 School High School 464.7125 School High School
McCullom Lake
159.0900 146.2 Police Dispatch by McHenry City PD 155.7900 146.2 Police McHenry County Sheriff 154.2500 000.0 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net 154.3850 146.2 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch
City of McHenry
159.0900 146.2 Police Dispatch, Repeats 156.090 (146.2) and 154.085 (127.3) 154.2500 000.0 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net 154.3850 146.2 Fire McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch
(Covers McHenry, Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, McCollum Lake, Ringwood) 155.0850 146.2 LG Public Works 451.2500 LG PW 461.0500 School McHenry High School District 156 464.9000 School McHenry High School District 156 151.8950 118.8 School Districts 15 & 156 Busses 461.9625 School Riverwood School
Oakwood Hills (SeeComm)
857.2375 192.8 Police Oakwood Hills PD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.2500 000.0 Fire Cary FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 154.3550 146.2 Fire Cary FPD 156.0150 LG Public Works
Pistakee Highlands (Police Patrol by McHenry County SO)
154.2500 000.0 Fire McHenry Twp FPD 154.3850 146.2 Fire McHenry Twp FPD
Port Barrington (Formerly Fox River Valley Gardens) Lake County EDACS Police Dispatch on TG 00-125, Dispatch by Island Lake PD 153.8900 127.3 Fire Wauconda FPD
Prairie Grove (Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO)
154.2500 000.0 Fire Nunda Rural FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 460.5750 131.8 Fire Nunda Rural FPD, Old Tac use, no longer used. 156.1650 146.2 Fire Crystal Lake FPD, Dispatch by SeeComm 155.1750 School Prairie Grove Consolidated School Dist 46
| Richmond |
(Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO) |
| 151.2575 |
100.0 |
Fire |
Richmond Twp FPD, Dispatch by County SO, Repeats 159.3975 |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Old Fire Dispatch channel |
| 154.3550 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Alternate |
| 155.2200 |
| EMS |
Richmond Twp FPD |
| 158.7600 |
| LG |
Public Works, Police Tac |
| 464.8750 |
D732 |
School |
Richmond-Burton HS |
| Ringwood |
Police Patrol by McHenry County SO |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, County Fire Net |
| 154.3850 |
146.2 |
Fire |
McHenry Twp FPD, Dispatch By McHenry City PD, Dispatch |
| Spring Grove |
(Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO) |
| 151.2575 |
100.0 |
Fire |
Spring Grove FPD, repeats 159.3975, Dispatch by County SO |
| 151.3850 |
100.0 |
Fire |
Spring Grove FPD local channel (Simulcasts 151.2575) |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Spring Grove FPD, County Net |
| 154.3550 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Spring Grove FPD |
| 158.8800 |
| LG |
Public Works, PD Tac |
| Trout Valley |
Police Patrol by McHenry County SO |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Cary FPD |
| 154.3550 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Cary FPD |
| Union |
|
| 154.8750 |
141.3 |
Police |
Dispatch by Marengo PD |
| 155.7900 |
146.2 |
Police |
Link to McHenry County SO |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Union FPD, Dispatch by Marengo |
| 154.0850 |
192.8 |
EMS |
Marengo Rescue Squad (Provides EMS to village) |
| Wonder Lake |
(Police Dispatched by McHenry County SO) |
| 151.2575 |
100.0 |
Fire |
Richmond Twp FPD, Dispatch by County SO, Repeats 159.3975 |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Wonder Lake FPD, (Old Channel |
| 154.3550 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Wonder Lake FPD |
| 463.6000 |
| Misc |
Wonder Lake Fire-Rescue Explorer Post 24 |
| 154.5150 |
| Misc |
Wonder Lake Fire-Rescue Explorer Post 24 (Also 154.570, 154.600 |
| Woodstock |
|
| 154.8750 |
146.2 |
Police |
Dispatch, Repeats 155.910, 155.310 |
| 154.8450 |
| Police |
Alternate, Repeats 153.755 |
| 154.1300 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Woodstock Fire-Rescue District, Repeats 150.775 |
| 154.1000 |
146.2 |
Fire |
Woodstock Fire-Rescue District, Dispatch by Woodstock PD |
| 154.2500 |
000.0 |
Fire |
Woodstock Fire-Rescue District |
| 154.1000 |
146.2 |
LG |
Public Works |
| 158.8050 |
| LG |
|
| 046.0000 |
162.2 |
School |
Special Education District of McHenry County |
| 047.5800 |
167.9 |
School |
Unit District 200 |
| 461.8250 |
| School |
Woodstock HS |
| 463.7500 |
| School |
Woodstock HS |
| 155.1750 |
| Misc |
Community Action Agency |
McHenry County Railroads:
Union Pacific runs 2 lines in McHenry County. From Barrington thru Harvard the Harvard Sub runs Metra and freight along NW Highway (US-14). From Elgin thru Huntley and Marengo is the Belvidere Sub. 160.8900 UP-1 Belvidere Sub 160.4550 UP-2 Maintenance of Way 161.0400 UP-3 Harvard Sub 161.1750 UP-4 Yard operations
Wisconsin Southern (WSOR) runs the former Milwaukee Road track from Fox Lake NW to Janesville WI 160.7700 CP-4 Road on the Metra owned tracks east of Fox Lake 160.5750 WSOR1 Road on WSOR operated track
Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union is the largest railway museum in the Midwest. They run demonstration trains on several miles of track within it’s facilities and rebuilt from the old Elgin & Belvidere interurban railroad. 160.2750 000.0 F1 (Dispatch) 154.5150 000.0 F2 151.6850 000.0 F3 151.9550 000.0 F4 154.5400 000.0 F5
Airports:
Harvard Airport: 122.9000 Unicom
Galt Airport (Greenwood-Wonder Lake): 122.8000 Unicom
Lake in the Hills Airport: (Owned by the Village of Lake in the Hills, hosts an air show each June)
| 123.0500 |
Unicom |
120.5500 |
Approach/Departure |
| 120.2500 |
RCO |
122.7500 |
Light control |
| 129.1500 |
Air show Platform |
464.7500 |
Airport staff |
Information Sourced from Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association (CARMA) |
