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Attractions

Adler Planetarium (Chicago)

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

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)

WRHV593

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)

Website

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)

463.2375 portables KB72702

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

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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)

Theatres / Music Venues

SEE RECREATION Database page/ WIKI page

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 == Attractions ==
 '''Adler Planetarium (Chicago)'''
 * 461.800 repeater, 452.6375, 457.7875, 457.8125, 457.9875, 469.875 portables (NFM) {{Callsign|KA68288}}
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 '''Art Institute of Chicago'''
 * 464.0375, 463.5375, 461.7375, 451.675, 464.1125, 464.8375 repeaters (trunked, DMR/NFM digital) {{Callsign|WRFF613}}
 * 464.0375, 461.7375, 451.9375, 464.1125 repeaters; 466.6875, 466.825, 466.9125 portables (NFM/DMR) {{Callsign|WQZD769}}
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 '''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). </br> Talkgroups seen include 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254 and 255.  More work needed to confirm. (6/25/19) {{Callsign|WRBR928}}
 * 466.225, 466.275, 466.300, 466.325 mobiles and portables (DMR) {{Callsign|WRBR568}}
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 '''Chicago Architecture Center (111 E Upper Wacker Drive)'''
 *451.9875, 461.875, 463.6125, 464.0125, 469.425 portables (DMR) {{Callsign|WRCI512}}
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 '''Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe) '''
 * add NXDN all, add 464.0625 Repeater; Mobiles on 457.1125, 457.2875, 457.4125, 457.6875, 457.8625 (NFM) {{Callsign|WNKY791}}}
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 '''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. {{Callsign|WRFB714}}
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 '''Chicago Fine Arts Exchange (770 N Halsted Street, Chicago)'''
 * 457.4125, 457.7125, 457.7875, 457.8125 portables  Tantrik: Hospitality Food & Beverage {{Callsign|WQKQ998}}
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 '''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) {{Callsign|WREY295}}
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 '''Chitown Sports Facilities - 2343 S Throup'''
 * 20-5W on 457.15, 457.4, 458.0, 468.7125, 469.2 (NFM/DMR) {{Callsign|WQVM694}}
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 '''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 {{Callsign|WQQY256}}
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 '''Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)'''
 * DMR Repeaters: 451.3125, 451.45, 451.6375, 452.2625, 452.500, 452.7675 {{Callsign|WQGU431}}
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 '''The Forge at Lemont Quarries (Lemont)'''
 * {{Callsign|WRHV593}}
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 * 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)
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 '''[http://www.hawthornracecourse.com Hawthorn Race Course] (Stickney)'''
 * 461.975, 464.925 Repeaters; Mobiles on 461.5625, 461.6125, 461.7125, 461.7375 (DMR/NFM/FM) {{Callsign|WQJR693}}
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 '''Holocaust Memorial Foundation (Skokie)'''
 * Mobiles on 452/7.7625, 452/7.8125, 456.6875 (DMR/NFM) {{Callsign|WQMH752}}
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 '''House of Blues Restaurant Corporation'''
 * Live Nation-Chicago [http://houseofblues.com/ Website]
 * 461.025, 464.6625, 462.4625, 456.3625, 456.3875 portables (NFM) {{Callsign|WQNU594}}
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 '''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) {{Callsign|WRXG877}}
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 ''' Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanical Gardens '''
 * 7402 W Lake Katharine Dr, Palos Heights
 * [http://www.lakekatherine.org Website]
 * 25-4W portables on 466.075, 466.325, 466.35, 466.1, 466.175 (NXDN) {{Callsign|WSCS785}} Issued 5/24
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 '''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) {{Callsign|WRMG969}}
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 '''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) {{Callsign|WRBT673}}
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 '''Lyric Opera House DBA Civic Opera LP (20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago)'''
 * [http://www.lyricopera.org Website]
 * 452.175 repeater; 466.025, 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125 portables (NFM/DMR) {{Callsign|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)
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 '''Maggie Daley Park (Chicago Park District)'''
 * 464.9125 repeater (DMR encrypted?); 466.9125, 466.925, 466.9375, 466.9625, 466.9875 portables (NFM/DMR) {{Callsign|WRBV271}}
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 '''McCormick Place'''
 * Radio One (convention radio rentals) - 461.7125, 461.725, 461.7375, 461.750 (NFM) {{Callsign|WQFW539}}
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 '''Millennium Park (Chicago)'''
 * [http://explorechicago.org/city/en/millennium.html Website]
 : Note: License is expired but [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/12558 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) {{Callsign|WQOH747}}
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 '''Museum of Contemporary Arts (Downtown Chicago)'''
 * 463.2375 portables {{Callsign|KB72702}}
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 '''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 {{Callsign|WQZC575}}
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 * 452.0875 (NFM) {{Callsign|WPWF461}}
 * 451.6375, 456.6375 mobiles (low power repeaters?) {{Callsign|WPVA859}}
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 '''Navy Pier'''
 * FlyOver Navy Pier (replacing the IMAX Theater in Spring 2024) - 452.150, 461.725, 463.6625, 466.725, 469.7375 portables (NFM) {{Callsign|WRYZ271}}
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 * Mystic Blue Cruises - 151.895, 159.765, 159.81, 159.84, 159.87 portables (NFM) {{Callsign|WQOD546}}
 * Premier Yachts - 151.49, 151.715, 154.49, 154.515, 158.385 {{Callsign|WQOD548}}
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 '''wndr museum (1130 W. Monroe, Chicago)'''
 * 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.350 portables (DMR) {{Callsign|WREC994}}
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 == Casinos/Gaming ==
 === [https://casinos.ballys.com/chicago/ Bally's Chicago] ===
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 * 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 [https://www.500nations.com/casinos/il-chicago-casino.asp 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) {{Callsign|WRYY787}} issued 10/23. '''NOTE: ENC DMR Simplex - confirmed 1/1/24'''
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 ===[http://www.playandspin.com Play and Spin] (Niles)===
 * 7631 N Caldwell; 75-4W portables on 466.05, 466.275, 466.35, 466.25, 466.225 {{Callsign|WRYE339}}
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 === Wind Creek Casino (East Hazelcrest) ===
 * 854.225, 854.500, 854.925, 855.325, 855.625 conventional(?) repeaters (NXDN) {{Callsign|WSCS933}}
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 ???????????????
 * 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)
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 == Theatres / Music Venues ==
 SEE RECREATION Database page/  WIKI page
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