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Attractions

Adler Planetarium (Chicago)

  • KA68288 - 461.800 repeater, 452.6375, 457.7875, 457.8125, 457.9875, 469.875 portables (NFM)

Art Institute of Chicago

  • 464.0375, 463.5375, 461.7375, 451.675, 464.1125, 464.8375 repeaters (trunked, DMR/NFM digital) WRFF613
  • 464.0375, 461.7375, 451.9375, 464.1125 repeaters; 466.6875, 466.825, 466.9125 portables (NFM/DMR) WQZD769

Brookfield Zoo

  • Encrypted DMR CapacityPlus system. 463.5125 CC15 (LCN 1), 464.225 CC 13 (LCN 2), 464.7625 CC12 (LCN 3), 464.950 CC 11 (LCN 4).
    Talkgroups seen include 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254 and 255. More work needed to confirm. (6/25/19) WRBR928
  • 466.225, 466.275, 466.300, 466.325 mobiles and portables (DMR) WRBR568

Chicago Architecture Center (111 E Upper Wacker Drive)

  • 451.9875, 461.875, 463.6125, 464.0125, 469.425 portables (DMR) WRCI512

Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe)

  • add NXDN all, add 464.0625 Repeater; Mobiles on 457.1125, 457.2875, 457.4125, 457.6875, 457.8625 (NFM) WNKY791}

Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington Street)

  • 457.525, 457.550, 457.575, 457.600, 457.650 portables (DMR) - 16 km radius of the Chicago Cultural Center. WRFB714

Chicago Fine Arts Exchange (770 N Halsted Street, Chicago)

  • 457.4125, 457.7125, 457.7875, 457.8125 portables Tantrik: Hospitality Food & Beverage WQKQ998

Chicago Riverwalk / Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

  • 464.825 repeater; 457.100, 457.225, 457.350, 468.250, 468.875 portables (DMR) WREY295

Chitown Sports Facilities - 2343 S Throup

  • 20-5W on 457.15, 457.4, 458.0, 468.7125, 469.2 (NFM/DMR) WQVM694

Driehaus Museum (40 E Erie Street, Chicago)

  • 463.2625 (D506) R- also, simplex HTs on 452.000, 461.575, 462.150, 463.300, 464.025, 464.850 WQQY256

Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)

  • DMR Repeaters: 451.3125, 451.45, 451.6375, 452.2625, 452.500, 452.7675 WQGU431

The Forge at Lemont Quarries (Lemont)

All Forge radios are NX1300DUK or variant. Frequencies are listed in programming order. All radios appear to use DMR All Call only. Timeslot is 1 for all channels. Color Code corresponds to CH # except 16 which is CC 1.

  • CH 1: 451.1875 DMR CC: 1 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 1" / Ziplines Emergency
  • CH 2: 451.4375 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 2"
  • CH 3: 451.6375 DMR CC: 3 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 3"
  • CH 4: 451.7375 DMR CC: 4 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 4"
  • CH 5: 452.0875 DMR CC: 5 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ropes"
  • CH 6: 452.6625 DMR CC: 6 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ropes Check" (Told its also a spare channel used by Managers)
  • CH 7: 452.9875 DMR CC: 7 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Foundry" (Food Services)
  • CH 8: 452.6875 DMR CC: 8 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Bikes"
  • CH 9: 452.3125 DMR CC: 9 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Boats"
  • CH 10: 452.7125 DMR CC: 10 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Laser Tag"
  • CH 11: 452.8375 DMR CC: 11 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Guest Experience"
  • CH 12: 451.3125 DMR CC: 12 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Maintenance" (NFM also heard some times)
  • CH 13: 451.4125 DMR CC: 13 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Sales/Grp"
  • CH 14: 451.5125 DMR CC: 14 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Entertainment"
  • CH 15: 456.1875 DMR CC: 15 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Events/Parking" (local EMA sometimes heard here at big events)
  • CH 16: 456.3375 DMR CC: 1 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Private" (Side channel for quick off topic conversations)

Hawthorn Race Course (Stickney)

  • 461.975, 464.925 Repeaters; Mobiles on 461.5625, 461.6125, 461.7125, 461.7375 (DMR/NFM/FM) WQJR693

Holocaust Memorial Foundation (Skokie)

  • Mobiles on 452/7.7625, 452/7.8125, 456.6875 (DMR/NFM) WQMH752

House of Blues Restaurant Corporation

  • Live Nation-Chicago Website
  • 461.025, 464.6625, 462.4625, 456.3625, 456.3875 portables (NFM) WQNU594

Island Party Hut (355 E Riverwalk South, Chicago) / Island Party Boat

  • 456.325, 457.200, 457.450, 457.800, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.275, 466.300, 466.375 portables (NFM, DMR) WRXG877

Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanical Gardens

  • 7402 W Lake Katharine Dr, Palos Heights
  • Website
  • 25-4W portables on 466.075, 466.325, 466.35, 466.1, 466.175 (NXDN) WSCS785 Issued 5/24

Lighthouse Immersive Art Space at Germania Club (Chicago), hosting the Van Gogh immersive exhibit in 2021

  • 451.3375, 451.4375, 451.7625, 452.1125, 452.5125, 452.8125 portables (NFM/DMR) WRMG969

Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago)

  • 150.935 (CC 11 ENC?), 151.865, 151.955, 152.9675, 153.4325 (CC 12 ENC?) repeaters; 157.4775, 157.5225, 158.2275, 158.3175, 158.340 mobiles (repeater inputs) (DMR/NFM) WRBT673

Lyric Opera House DBA Civic Opera LP (20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago)

  • Website
  • 452.175 repeater; 466.025, 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125 portables (NFM/DMR) WQOG954 Expired 5/21
  • 40-4W portables, 468.475, 467.1, 467.25, 468.75, 468.9875, 469.5875, 467.05, 467.0875, 468.975, 469.825 (NFM/2-slot DMR)

Maggie Daley Park (Chicago Park District)

  • 464.9125 repeater (DMR encrypted?); 466.9125, 466.925, 466.9375, 466.9625, 466.9875 portables (NFM/DMR) WRBV271

McCormick Place

  • Radio One (convention radio rentals) - 461.7125, 461.725, 461.7375, 461.750 (NFM) WQFW539

Millennium Park (Chicago)

Note: License is expired but park DMR system is on air 9/2023
  • MB Real Estate A/A/F (201 E Randolph); 451.3625 repeater, 460.025, 460.050, 460.075, 460.100, 460.125 portables (NFM/DMR) WQOH747

Museum of Contemporary Arts (Downtown Chicago)

Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

  • Trunked System: 463.875, 464.475, 464.975 "Dome" repeaters; 451.1875, 451.4375, 451.6625 "East Rotunda" repeaters; 451.2875, 451.5625, 452.0875 "West Rotunda" repeaters; 452.2875, 452.6375, 452.8375 "Garage" repeaters WQZC575
  • 463.5875 repeater (DMR/NFM) WQPP398
  • Mobiles 466.275, 466.25, 466.225, 466.2, 466.175 (DMR/NFM) WPMS740
  • Repeaters: 451.450, 451.8375, 451.8875, 451.9125, 452.250, 452.2625, 452.200 WPUC894 (Canceled)
  • 464.925 base, mobiles KNIE574 (Expired)
  • 452.0875 (NFM) WPWF461
  • 451.6375, 456.6375 mobiles (low power repeaters?) WPVA859

Navy Pier

  • FlyOver Navy Pier (replacing the IMAX Theater in Spring 2024) - 452.150, 461.725, 463.6625, 466.725, 469.7375 portables (NFM) WRYZ271
  • 451.7125, 451.9510, 452.6375, 452.9875, 461.025, 461.05, 462.000, 462.2125, 464.175, 467.1875 portables (NFM/DMR) WQRA644
  • Chicago Signature Services (catering at Navy Pier) - 451.3125(D331?), 451.3875, 451.5375, 451.6875(D331?), 451.7375, 452.8875 WQJH563
  • Chicago Shakespeare Theatre - 464.575, 462.0375, 468.8375, 468.2625, 467.2125, 467.3625, 467.4125, 467.4625, 467.5125 portables (DMR, NFM) WQRB701
  • Entertainment Cruises (owners of Mystic Blue, Odyssey Lake Michigan and Chicago River, Sea Dog and Spirit of Chicago) - 462.2875/467.2875, 462.3875/467.3875 portables (NFM/DMR) WREJ828
  • Spirit of Chicago - 151.655, 159.8325, 159.8625, 159.960, 160.050 portables (NFM) WQOD413
  • Mystic Blue Cruises - 151.895, 159.765, 159.81, 159.84, 159.87 portables (NFM) WQOD546
  • Premier Yachts - 151.49, 151.715, 154.49, 154.515, 158.385 WQOD548

wndr museum (1130 W. Monroe, Chicago)

  • 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.350 portables (DMR) WREC994

Casinos/Gaming

Bally's Chicago

  • Bally's is building a $1.7 million casino complex at the corner of W. Chicago Ave and N. Jefferson St on the Chicago River. This is the former site of the Chicago Tribune printing facility. Construction will begin in 2024 and completed in 2026. An interim casino opened Sept. 9, 2023 inside the Medinah Temple at 600 N Wabash Ave. It will operate 7 Days, 8AM-4AM, during the construction of Bally's Chicago.
  • Bally's Chicago will be the largest casino in Illinois with 3,400 slot machines and 173 table games, six restaurants, a 500-room hotel and a 3,000-seat theater. Bally's will open in 2026. Bally's opened a temporary Chicago casino opn Sep. 9, 2023 inside the Medinah Temple at 600 N. Wabash Ave. This interim casino will operate for three years until the permanent Bally's Chicago opens in 2026 LINK
  • 200-4W portables on 466.9125, 466.9, 466.975, 466.875, 466.8, 466.05, 466.175, 456.9125, 466.375, 456.875, 457.0, 457.325, 457.55, 457.4, 466.925 (DMR) WRYY787 issued 10/23. NOTE: ENC DMR Simplex - confirmed 1/1/24

Play and Spin (Niles)

  • 7631 N Caldwell; 75-4W portables on 466.05, 466.275, 466.35, 466.25, 466.225 WRYE339

Wind Creek Casino (East Hazelcrest)

  • 854.225, 854.500, 854.925, 855.325, 855.625 conventional(?) repeaters (NXDN) WSCS933

Sports Teams and Venues

Allstate Arena / Rosemont Expo Center

  • Allstate Arena / Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont), Expo Center (all owned by City of Rosemont)

Valle Security International

  • Coordinate crowd control system and security plans
  • Coordinate event activities with law enforcement
  • Develop/review traffic and parking plans


Aramark Food and Beverage is the food service provider 

461.8375	466.8375	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 1	Operations	FM	Business
461.025	 	KA96047	M		Armrk Ops 2	Operations [Expired 2/03]	FM	Business
461.050	 	KA96047	M		Armrk Ops 3	Operations [Expired 2/03]	FM	Business
462.9125	 	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 4	Operations	FM	Business
463.2875	 	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 5	Operations	FM	Business
463.3625	 	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 6	Operations	FM	Business
463.5875	 	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 7	Operations	FM	Business
463.8125	 	KD42942	M		Armrk Ops 8	Operations	FM	Business
467.875	 	KA96047	M		Armrk Ops 10	Operations [Expired 2/03]	FM	Business
467.925	 	KA96047	M		Armrk Ops 11	Operations [Expired 2/03]	FM	Business
  • 7/10 - DMR heard on 470.65, 468.95 and 452.7

Chicago Bears

  • 451.6625 Repeater, Mobiles on 451.3125, 451.4875, 451.5625, 451.6625, 451.7625, 456.3125, 456.4875, 456.5625, 456.6625,Business
  • 456.7625, 467.85, 461.1375, 461.2625, 461.3375, 462.8125, 466.1375, 466.2625, 466.3375, 467.9125 -- Operations (Nationwide) DMR WQMA419

151.62500 KA77887 M ChiBears 20 Chicago Bears (Nationwide Itinerant, license expired 2015)

  • Halas Hall (Lake Forest), Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais): 451.4875, 456.4875, 463.5625, 468.5625 portables (NFM/DMR); 456.725, 466.925, 468.950, 469.750 portables (DMR)
  • National Football League - WQPL819
  • Soldier Field: 451.3625, 451.8625, 452.4875, 463.5625 2 watt repeaters (NFM/DMR); 456.725, 466.925, 468.950, 469.750 portables (DMR)
  • NFL Films Inc 467.750, 467.775, 467.800, 467.825, 467.850 Illinois portables (NFM) WQMJ422

Chicago Blackhawks (United Center)

  • 1) Chicago-451.6625, 452.2875, 452.3125, 456.6625, 457.2875 2) Nationwide - 451.8, 456.8, 461.0375, 466.0375 (all DMR) WQVE228

Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)

  • Chicago National League Ball Club Inc.
  • Also heard CPD outside: 460.2500 CPD CW6, 465.5250 (177.3) CPD Operations mainly outside the park. Seemed to be concerned with unlicensed vendors.

Chicago Dogs Baseball (impactField - 9800 Balmoral Avenue, Rosemont)

  • 451.3375, 451.5375, 451.7625, 452.0875, 452.5125, 452.7875 (NFM, DMR simplex) WRBR985

Chicago White Sox (US Cellular Field)

Chicago Sky (WNBA Basketball, plays at Wintrust Arena)

  • 451.5375, 451.6125, 452.1875, 456.2375, 457.1875 portables (NFM/DMR) WRDG623
  • 451.5375, 457.6125 portables (NFM) WQIS563

NOW Arena - Hoffman Estates (formerly Sears Centre Arena)

  • Multi-purpose sports and entertainment center owned by the Village of Hoffman Estates.
  • 453.0875, 453.9125, 453.9375, 458.0875, 458.1375, 458.9375 portables (NFM/DMR) WRJB765
  • See Sears, Roebuck & Company on the [Property Management Page]
  • For further scanner information, see the [Sears Centre RR Forum Thread]

SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview)

  • Owned by the Village of Bridgeview - Operated by AEG, formerly Toyota Park
  • 463.3625, 463.4375, 464.9125 repeaters; 153.3425 (repeats 158.3925) repeater (at Village Hall/PD) (all NFM) WRPP538
  • Other frequencies heard in the past: 468.55 d031; 467.85 127.3; 468.45 88.5; 466.2000 (?); 461.7750 (?); 463.7625 (?) (7/08 @ Jimmy Buffet Show)

Sportsmens Park - Chicago Motor Speedway (Cicero)

  • 451.925, 464.975 Repeaters KZU769 [Expired 1/04]

United Center (Chicago)

  • 463.7375, 463.9625, 464.0375, 464.0875, 464.1875, 464.3125, 464.3625, 464.4375, 464.6625, 464.7125, 464.8125, 464.8875 repeaters (NFM/DMR). 2/15 - added at 15 S Wood: 451.6875, 451.9125, 452.1375, 452.4125, 452.5125, 452.8375 - repeaters (NFM/DMR) WQCP948
  • delete all frequencies except 466.3875, 468.4625, 464.9875 - simplex (NFM/DMR) (10/13) WQAC659

Wintrust Arena (Chicago)

  • Wintrust Arena is a public-private partnership between the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) and DePaul University. The Chicago Sky (WNBA basketball) and DePaul University men's and women's basketball teams play here. It also hosts various events and concerts. More information is needed on frequencies and systems in use at this facility.

Theatres / Music Venues

SEE RECREATION Database page/ WIKI page

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