Hamilton County (IL)

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Hamilton County Government WEB

• 8600 people in 436 sq.mi., 72% agricultural. Formed in 1821 and named after Alexander Hamilton
• Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan

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Hamilton County Sheriff FB

• License Plates "S 33-x"
• Units Heard: 842, 843, 845, "2" "CM" units McLeansboro Police
• 154.2125, 154.4075; inputs 158.94, 159.105 // additional repeaters added 7/25, see the WIKI (NFM, DMR, P25) #############

New Radio System

• Courthouse - 154.4075 100W with 75-100W mobiles on (158.94/159.105) (NFM, DMR, P25)
• Courthouse - 154.2125 100W with 75-100W mobiles on (158.94/159.105) (NFM, DMR, P25)

• Courthouse - 151.0925 100W with 75-100W mobiles on 159.405 (NFM, DMR, P25) CURRENT 74.4 PL
• 5m SW of Hoodville - 151.0925 100W with 65-45W mobiles on 159.405 (NFM, DMR) KNIC505 CURRENT 74.4 PL

• 5m SW of Hoodville - 155.8725 30W with 65-45W mobiles on 159.1425 (NFM, DMR) Added 7/25 KNIC505

• County Courthouse - 154.785 45W with 65-45W mobiles on 158.955 (NFM, DMR) Added 7/25 KNIC505
• Dahlgren-Phone Coop - 155.1075 45W with 65-45W mobiles on 159.36 (NFM, DMR) Added 7/25 KNIC505

• 1.5m E of Macedonia Rd-Akin - 155.1225 45W with 65-45W mobiles on 158.835 (NFM, DMR) Added 7/25 KNIC505
• FX1s at loc 3 (NFM, DMR)

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Highway Department

*151.085 BM Ham Highway WNBQ382 [Expired 1/15] FMN Deprecated 12/27/24

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Municipalities and Districts

Townships - Crook, Crouch, Dahlgren, Knights Prairie, McLeansboro, South Flannigan, South Crouch, South Twigg, Twigg
* 150.995 BM Dahlgren Township Road Maintenance WNYT840 [Expired 3/12] FMN Deprecated

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Dahlgren (Village)

* 155.8275 WPMJ616 BM City Services [Expired 10/03] FMN Deprecated 12/27/24
Dahlgren Fire Protection District

• New firehouse 2005

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Dale (unincorporated)

• Police by Hamilton County, Illinois State Police Fire by McLeansboro. Ambulance by Gholson, Harre-Hamilton of McLeansboro, Fire by McLeansboro

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Macedonia

• Partially in Franklin County

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McLeansboro (City/County Seat) WEB

* 154.04 BM Electrical System Ops/Power Plant WQAZ716 [Expired 9/14] FMN Deprecated 12/24
McLeansboro Police

• Units: "City", "CM" Sam 12, 13, 17, 18

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Wayne Fire Protection District #1

• See Wayne County?

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EMS and Hospitals

Hamilton County Ambulance Service ^FB

• Funds transferred for new service
• Non-profit EMS created in 2020, starting serving in Sep 2021
• 5 056 03 white/green Sprinter Van
• 5 056 xx white/green Ford Box Truck

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Gholson Ambulance Service

• PERMANENTLY CLOSED -- Bases in Diamond City, McLeansboro (Operated by Gholson Funeral Home)
• 5P11, 5P12, 5P13, 5P18; Ford Box units white/blue stripes
• 151.865 M CSQ GAS U2U EMS: Local FMN EMS-Tac
• 155.160 WPML630 M MERCI-3 EMS: Local FMN Hospital
• 155.340 WPML630 M MERCI-1 Patient Reports FMN Hospital

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Harre-Hamilton County Ambulance (McLeansboro)

Disbanded in Sep 2021 when Hamilton County EMS began LINK

• 5P22, 5P23, 5P24, 5P26
• 5 P?? 5 055 02 Basic Life Support with 3 defibrillators/AED's -
• DBA Harre, Joe Michael, Harre Funeral Home

155.22 BM MERCI-2 Dispatch (Harre) FMN WPMG683 Deprecated 12/24

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Hamilton Memorial Hospital (McLeansboro)

• Hamilton Memorial Hospital District $18.5 Million Expansion Project

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Schools

Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

• Countywide School in McLeansboro (Opened in early 2000's)

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Businesses

• American Environmental Corp
• Everett Lemke Farming
• Hamilton County Mine #1 (Dalghren) 158.385 Base/Mobiles WSGH308 Issued 12/24
• Launius Farming/Livestock 159.765 (NFM - Broughton) WQNN437
• Lueke Farming 153.2075 Base/Mobile (NFM - Belle Prairie City) WQNN644
• Nice Farms 151.535 Base/Mobile (NFM at Dalhgren) KNPS904
• Thomas Bros Farms 452.175 Repeater (Springton) KNGA521

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