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McHenry County

McHenry County Sheriff

  • Dispatches for Police: Bull Valley x49s, Hebron x40s, Holiday Hills x46s, Prairie Grove x31s, Richmond x41s, Spring Grove x54s
  • 7/12 - all frequencies deleted except 155.37 Base KSB272
  • 155.79 M 146.2 PL McHC Sheriff Sheriff: Car-to-Car [Direct, Ch 2] KSB272
  • 159.21 M 146.2 PL McHC Law C/W Sheriff: Countywide Simplex [Ch 3] FM KSB272
  • 155.07 /apps/db/?fccCallsign=M 146.2 PL McHC SD T/F Sheriff: Task Force FM
  • 155.52R/154.65 RM 146.2 PL McHC SD Jail Sheriff: Jail Operations FM KSB272
  • (Former) 155.025 BM 192.8 PL Animal Control (now using SC21 TG 1127) Deprecated

McHenry County County Conservation District Parks Website

McHenry Co Public Safety Units #'s

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

501 Sheriff 
502 Under-Sheriff 
503 Captain of Support Services 
504 Captain of Patrol 
505-507 Patrol Lieutenants 
508-519 Patrol Sergeants 
516 Communications Division Sergeant 
520-599 Patrol Deputies
539,566 K-9 Units
601-603 Motorcycle Units
670 Training Division Sergeant
690-699 Marine Units
700-707 Jail Units
Ida 1-12 Detective Division
Ida 15-16 Evidence Division

'''Local PD’s dispatched by the SO:'''
Prairie Grove Hebron Richmond Lakemoor Holiday Hills Bull Valley
Spring Grove Wonder Lake McHenry County Conservation Dist PD.
Unit numbers are formatted:
X-Y-Z (“1-Lakemoor-3”)
X Shift (1, 2, 3) Y Agency Z Patrol Area

EM xxx - McHenry County Emergency Management

Station Numbers: (Often heard on County and local channels)
01 Algonquin
05 Sheriff
26 Woodstock
27 Crystal Lk Park Dist
29 McHenry City
30 Harvard
31 Prairie Grove
32 Wonder Lake
34 Cary
35 Fox River Grove
36 Lakewood
37 Lakemoor
38 Algonquin
40 Hebron
41 Richmond
42 Island Lake
43 Lake In The Hills
45 Johnsburg
46 Holiday Hills
47 McCullom Lake
48 Marengo
49 Bull Valley
50 Union
54


Harvard Fire Protection District
701 Base Station
702 Chief
703 Deputy Chief
704 Captain
705 Captain
706 Asst. Chief
707 Lt.
708 Lt.
738 Command Vehicle
739 Command Vehicle
741 Engine
747 Rescue Engine
751 Ambulance
752 Ambulance
753 Ambulance
754 Heavy Rescue
761 Utility Vehicle
762 Brush Truck
763 Brush Truck
778 Tanker
779 Tanker
783 Ladder Truck (55')

Law Enforcement

  • Johnsburg PD - x JOHN y (x=shift, y=patrol area or assignment) - dispatched by McHenry City PD on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3451 (10/13)
  • McCullom Lake PD - 147 (1 squad car and it's radio ID and Unit ID is 147), dispatched by McHenry City PD on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3451 (10/13)
  • McHenry City PD - x MARY y (x=shift, y=patrol area or assignment)

Hospitals / Private EMS

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital (Huntley)

  • Former Centegra Hospital - Huntley Website
  • MERCI 400 155.400(D155) 1/13/17

Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital (McHenry)

  • Former Centegra Hospital - McHenry and Northern Illinois Medical Center

Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital (Woodstock)

  • Former Centegra Hospital - Woodstock, former Memorial Medical Center (Woodstock)
  • Website

MercyHealth Crystal Lake

  • 875 S Route 31
  • 461.275, 461.9 Repeaters (NFM/DMR) new 4/23 WRXC964
  • 155.4, 155,34, 155.28 100W bases/15-100W mobiles for EMS WRYD893 (NFM)

Mercy Harvard Hospital

  • former Harvard Memorial Hospital
  • Website

Mercyhealth Crystal Lake

  • 461.275, 461.900 repeaters (DMR/NFM) WRXC964

Northern Illinois Medical Center (McHenry)

  • Centegra Health System; Website has Heliport

Northwest Rescue (Harvard)

  • 100wt mobiles on 154.025, 155.16, 155.22, 155.34, 155.4 (NFM) WRHT363

Consolidated Dispatch Centers

North East Regional Communications Center (NERCOM)

  • Located at the McHenry Police Department, NERCOM (IDs as "McHenry") dispatches for: Cary Fire Protection District, Fox River Grove Police and Fire Protection District, Harvard Police and Fire Protection District, Johnsburg Police, McHenry (city) Police and Fire Protection District, Marengo Police and Fire Protection District, Marengo Rescue Squad, Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, Union Police and Fire Protection District, and Woodstock Police and Fire/Rescue District.

Southeast Emergency Communications Center (SEECOM)

  • Located in Crystal Lake
  • Dispatches for: Algonquin PD, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD, Cary PD, Crystal Lake FRD, Crystal Lake PD, Crystal Lake Park District PD, Huntley FPD, Huntley PD, Lake in the Hills PD, McHenry County College PD, Oakwood Hills PD, MABAS Division 5, Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN)
  • All Agencies are dispatched on STARCOM21.

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Nunda Township (Crystal Lake)

Nunda Rural Fire Protection District

  • Serves parts of Crystal Lake and ???; dispatched by NERCOM

Alden

  • Police patrolled by McHenry County Sheriff, Fire by Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District

Algonquin

Algonquin-Lake in The Hills Fire Protection District

Barrington Hills

  • See Cook County

Bull Valley

  • Police dispatch by Sheriff; Fire by Woodstock Fire-Rescue (or McHenry Township Fire Protection District?)

Cary

  • Cary Park District 458.225 M WQMQ989
  • 20-2W Portables on 462.2125, 462.8625, 467.3625, 467.4375 (NFM) WQTL573

Cary Fire Protection District Website

  • Serves Cary, Trout Valley, Oakwood Hills and neighboring communities. Dispatched by NERCOM on 155.790 77.0 (Fire South), moving to STARCOM21 in early August 2020.

Crystal Lake

  • 451.775, 451.950, FXO, FXOT Digital Data for Water Utilities to Monitor/Activate Pumps WRWD639
  • 11/13 - CANCEL license - 464.1625, 465.1875 1-2wt WFM WPCT596
  • 9/12 - Cancel License, 465.4375, 465.4625 1-2wt 20K (Police) WPEP862
  • 3/12 - Modification, change 155.7 to Repeater (with 151.0175 input?) KWB623
  • 11/11 - Modification, deleting bases on 155.37, 155.7 base/mobile; ADD 159.21 Base/Mobile, 159.21 Mobile Extenders, 151.0175 mobiles (keep 155.79 mobile) KWB623

Crystal Lake Fire Protection District Crystal Lake Park District Website

Fox Lake

  • See Lake County

Fox River Grove

  • Police (FOX 8xx units) dispatched by NERCOM on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3451.
  • Fox River Grove Fire Protection District (600-series units) dispatched by NERCOM, possibly on the 155.790 (77.0 PL) "Fire South" repeater. Moving to STARCOM21 in early August 2020.

Greenwood

  • Police patrol by McHenry County Sheriff, Fire by Hebron-Alden-Greenwood FPD

Harvard

  • Harvard Police ("Robert" units) and Fire Protection District are both dispatched by NERCOM.

Harvard Fire Protection District Website

Hebron

  • 155.01 Repeater 159.015 RM Police: Local Alternate [Expired 3/05] WPPY969
  • 154.77 Mobile Police: Mobiles [Expired] WNUN590
  • 155.175 Base/Mobile CSQ Rescue Squad [Expired 12/00] KNAD848

Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District Website

  • Serves: Alden, rural Greenwood Township, Hebron
  • Dispatched on County North Quad 151.2575 100.0 PL
  • 5-100W mobiles on 155.22, 155.34, 155.4 (NFM) WSBA666 Issued 2/24

Holiday Hills

  • Police DB: Sheriff; Fire by McHenry Township FPD (DB: McHenry City PD)

Huntley

  • 9/18 - Police - dispatched on STARCOM21 TG 34103.
  • 12/11 add 155.7625R (ITAC freq; with 153.9725 current input) (DMR/P25/NFM) WPPC452
  • 467.825, 467.925 Mobiles Park District - Pincrest Golf Club: Course Ops WPFK497
  • 151.46 Mobiles Park District [No License] FMN
  • 46.58 Base/Mobile 110.9 PL Public Works - Old KNIT447

Huntley Fire Protection District

Island Lake

  • Located partially in Lake County.
  • Fire by Wauconda FPD (Island Lake Station) and Lake Zurich Fire on 159.1425, 127.3 PL

Johnsburg

  • Police dispatched on STARCOM21 TG 3451 by McHenry City Police
  • Fire by McHenry Township FPD (154.25 CSQ, 154.385 146.2)

Lake in The Hills

  • Police still use 155.1075 for events like Rockin Ribfest (No SC21 Patch)
  • 155.43R/158.9025 156 DPL Police: New [Freq 1] (was D143) Deprecated WNSA288
  • Fire by Algonquin-Lake in The Hills Fire Protection District

Lakemoor

  • Police dispatched by FoxComm on STARCOM21 talkgroup 2452.
  • Fire/EMS coverage by McHenry Township FPD.
  • (OLD?) 12/1/2011 - Lakemoor PD Dispatch is now handled by Wauconda Police. Unit ID's are as follows, 8100-Wauconda Police, 8400-Tower Lakes Police, 8500-Lakemoor Police units.
  • 453.1 Mobiles Lkmr PubWrks Public Works FMN
  • 451.6125 Fixed Lakemoor WDD Water Distribution Data Telm

Lakewood Village Website

  • Phone calls are handled by the Crystal Lake Regional Dispatch System. Police Dispatch on SEECOMM 155.7 146.2 PL. During the summer months, the department also operates the boat patrol on Crystal Lake. The Village contracts with the City of Crystal Lake for fire and ambulance service.
  • From CARMA: As of Jan 1 a new fire department will be operating in Division 5. Lakewood will run out of their public works garage with 2 engines 2 ambulances 1 tanker and 1 brush truck the will be dispatched by SEECOM. Link (Previously with Crystal Lake FD, 156.165 146.2 PL DB: SeeComm)

McCullom Lake

  • Police dispatched on STARCOM21 TG 3451 by McHenry City Police
  • Fire/EMS Dispatched by McHenry Township FPD.

McHenry (City)

  • McHenry Police are dispatched by NERCOM on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3451.
  • 159.09R/156.09 205 DPL Police: Dispatch FMN WKQP509

McHenry Township Fire Protection District WEB

  • Dispatched by NERCOM on STARCOM21 (155.790 77.0 PL (Fire South), 1200-series units.)
  • Serves: Bull Valley, Holiday Hills, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry (City), Ringwood and portions of Island Lake and unincorporated McHenry County (Pistakee Highlands?).
  • 154.385 Repeater with 159.27 input 146.2 PL WSEK744 Issued 8/24, to replace KSI513 [Expired 1/22]
  • 58-110W mobiles on 155.34, 155.4 and 4W portables on UHF MED channels (NFM) WQAS950

Marengo

  • Police, Fire Protection District and Rescue Squad are all dispatched by NERCOM.

Marengo Police

  • 151.2425 Repeater (Possibly to replace 154.785) KSD534

Marengo Fire Protection District & Rescue

  • 154.25 is used for Aid with other departments

Nunda Township

Nunda Rural Fire Protection District

  • Dispatched by NERCOM, moving to STARCOM21 in early August 2020.
  • 460.575 M 131.8 PL Fire: Operations [No License] FMN Deprecated

Oakwood Hills

  • Fire by Cary FPD

Pistakee Highlands

  • Police patrol by McHenry County Sheriff, Fire by McHenry Township FPD

Port Barrington

  • (Formerly Fox River Valley Gardens) Fire by Wauconda FPD
  • 158.73 BM 136.5 PL Police: Dispatch (DB: Island Lake PD) FMN Deprecated

Prairie Grove

  • Police dispatched by Sheriff; Fire by Nunda Rural FPD, Crystal Lake FPD

Richmond

Ringwood

  • Police patrol by McHenry County Sheriff; Fire by McHenry Township FPD

Spring Grove

Spring Grove Fire Protection District Website

  • Serves Woodstock and Spring Grove (Also see Richmond Township FPD)

Trout Valley

  • Police patrol by McHenry County Sheriff; Fire by Cary FPD

Union

  • Police are dispatched on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3459 by NERCOM..
  • Fire Protection District are dispatched on 155.5725 82.5 PL by NERCOM, Rescue by Marengo Rescue Squad 154.085 192.8 PL
  • add 155.5725 Repeater with 156.0075 input (NFM) (3/13) KSI512

Wonder Lake

Wonder Lake Fire Protection District

  • Parts of Wonder Lake served by Richmond Township FPD (only frequencies used: North Quad 151.2575 100.0 PL; FG Red 153.83)

Woodstock

  • Police ("William" units) dispatched by NERCOM on STARCOM21 talkgroup 3459. Woodstock

Woodstock Fire Protection District

  • Fire/Rescue District also dispatched by NERCOM.

School Districts

Special Education District of McHenry County Website

Algonquin Schools

Community Unit School District 300 (Algonquin) Website

  • 452.8875, 462.4375, 467.4375 DMR portables (Big Timber Elementary School, Hampshire) WRTF360
  • 452.35, 463.3625 repeaters (Dundee-Crown High School); 452.1 repeater (Harry D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin); 463.325 repeater (Dundee Middle School, Dundee); 451.3125, 451.3375, 451.4375, 451.4875, 451.5375, 451.5875, 451.6125, 451.6375, 451.7375, 451.7625, 452.3125, 452.6375 portables (NFM/DMR) WQQF893
  • 452.1625 (DMR repeater), 452.3125 (NFM/DMR repeater) (Liberty Elementary School); 451.2375, 452.8625, 456.2375, 456.7375, 457.8625 portables (NFM/DMR) WREM437

Crystal Lake School Districts 46, 47 and 155

  • 462.8, 465.0 Base/150 Pagers (NFM Digital) WQUI357
  • 462.875 Base/Pagers for Husmann Elementary School WQMH214

Crystal Lake CHSD 155

  • 3 locations in Crystal Lake, 1 in Cary - 100-2wt portables on 464.375, 457.6 WQRL207
  • 462.075 repeater (Crystal Lake South High School, NFM), 463.575 repeater (Prairie Ridge High School, DMR) WQTH465

Crystal Lake School District 47

  • 463.7 repeater (NFM/NXDN) Richard Bernotas Middle School / Crystal Lake Special Education WRPG236
  • 465.0 digital fixed base (Hannah Beardsley Middle School), 462.75 digital fixed base (Canturbury Elementary School), 464.6 base/mobiles (Indian Prairie Elementary School) - all NFM WRBS527
  • 461.575 repeater - Richard Bernotas Middle School / Crystal Lake Special Education (NFM/DMR); 451.1875, 451.4375, 451.5875, 451.7625, 452.4125, 452.7125 portables (NFM) at 13 locations/schools WQSC782
  • 462.925 pagers (clock system?) South Elementary School WRWS225

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

  • Prairie Grove School: 152.315 Repeater with 157.575 (NFM, DMR) WSEX809 (modified to VHF Repeater 9/24, was 461.125 R)
  • 152.48 Repeater with 157.68 input (TRBO); Mobiles on 151.625 (NFM), 160.08, 159.51, 160.095 (DMR) WQSC381

Durham School Services (Harvard)

  • was Jones Bus Service

Fox River Grove School District 3

  • 452.0375, 452.1875, 452.4875, 457.1875, 457.4875 30-5W portables (NFM) possibly at Algonquin Road Elementary WRZJ757
  • 155.22 Base/mobile Ops WQMR516

Frankfort School District

  • 461.4875 Repeater (NFM) at Grand Prairie Elementary WQRS905

Huntley Schools

Huntley Consolidated School District 158

  • Serves Huntley, Lake In The Hills and Algonquin
  • 151.955 repeater with 159.945 input (650 Academic Drive, Algonquin): 152 DPL, former? "District Wide" repeater; 159.810, 160.005, 160.050, 160.065, 160.140, 160.200 portables (NFM) WPQF314

Fox River Grove School District 3

Harvard Community Unit School District 50

  • Security/Maintenance Repeaters (NFM) WQSC482
  • 461.8875 - School Admin - 401 Division
  • 463.8625 - Harvard High School (Low Power)
  • 464.8375 - Richard D Crosby Elementary (Low Power)
  • 463.2735 - Harvard Junior High School (Low Power)

Johnsburg School District 12

  • 464.6125, 464.9625 repeaters (transportation? district ops? located at Johnsburg High School); 462.225 repeater (Johnsburg High School); 463.325, 464.2875 repeaters (Johnsburg Junior High School); 466.025, 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.150, 466.175, 466.200, 466.225, 466.250, 466.275, 466.300 portables (all DMR/NFM) WQTY830

Marengo Schools

Marengo District 154 Website

Marengo District 134 Website

  • 9/10 modifying license to change 464.6 to 464.775

McHenry Schools

McHenry School District 15 Website

  • McHenry Middle School - 451.450 repeater; Parkland Middle School - 463.5875 repeater; Riverwood Elementary School - 451.0375 repeater; 451.6625, 456.6625, 461.4875, 462.0125, 463.2375, 463.2625, 463.6625, 463.8875, 464.175, 468.2375 portables (NFM, DMR) WRFG457
    • 3/23 add Edgebrook Elementary School - 463.2625, 463.6625 repeaters
  • Transportation? 470.525, 470.975 repeaters (DMR/NFM) WQND203
  • 467.2125, 467.2875, 467.2125, 467.2375 - synchronized clock transmitters (both digital and analog voice) WQOK473

McHenry High School District 156 Website

  • West Campus - 452.6625, 464.900 repeaters; East Campus - 452.0625, 461.050 repeaters (all DMR, also NFM on 464.900 and 461.050) WQML765
    • 1/24/23 add loc 5: 40-4wt portables on 462.2375, 462.3125, 462.3875, 462.4625 (DMR)
    • 1/24/23 add loc 6: 40-4wt portables 451.6375, 462.1875, 467.1875, 462.2125 (DMR)

Montini Catholic School

  • 20-5wt portables on 451.3875, 451.7625 (DMR) WQWH867

Prairie Grove Community School District 46

  • PG Elementary, Crystal Lake, 90W Repeater on 461.125 with 30-4W portables (NFM, DMR) WSEX809 Issued 10/24

Richmond Schools

Richmond-Burton Community High School

  • 467.2125 1-5wt mobiles with 100 pagers, NFM Data for Clock Transmitters WRXL356 Issued 5/23
  • add 464.4625, 464.5625, 464.875, 469.875 (40-4wt Mobiles NFM) KNAR354

Wonder Lake Schools

Harrison School District 36

  • 452.0875, 452.4875, 456.2375, 457.0875, 457.4875 portables (DMR) WRCW613

Woodstock School District 200

  • 451.525, 452.2625 Repeaters (DMR/NFM) Operations, Repeater located at Bus Station WQXT945
  • 461.825 WPRG615 RM High School [Expired 9/15] FMN Deprecated 10/9/24
  • 463.750 WPRG615 RM High School [Expired 9/15] FMN Deprecated 10/9/24

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