parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) (01/19/85)
Here are some Illinois frequencies active in the winter. The best frequency
to listen to for (major) highway road conditions is 151.1 MHz, the Illinois
Dept of Transportation "Minutemen".
AAA Towing_____________[Joliet]_____________ 157.5150____KKS531 (govt recds)
Bob's Towing___________[Park Ridge]_________ 467.5750_mo_KAB1478 (govt recds)
Brandywine Towing______[Villa Park]_________ 463.8750____KNAX315 (B. Parnass)
C & D Towing___________[Mokena]_____________ 464.9500____KIJ931 (B. Parnass)
Cherry's Inc, towing___[Bensenville]________ 472.4375____KCK364 (govt recds)
" [Bensenville]________ 472.4375____KJ9505 (govt recds)
" [Bensenville]________ 472.4375____WGI892 (govt recds)
" [Bensenville]________ 472.4375____WGR962 (govt recds)
Chicago Motor Club, AAA, tow trucks
[Chicago]____________ 150.9050____KSA756 (govt recds)
" [Chicago]____________ 150.9350____KNM876 (govt recds)
Chicago: Bureau of Streets Traffic, tow trucks, Outer Drive Minutemen (Snow Co
mmand f3)
[Chicago]____________ 453.7750____call? (others)
Chicago: Bureaus of Sanitation & Equipment Service (Snow Command f1)
[Chicago]____________ 453.6500____call? (others)
Chicago: Bureaus of Sanitation, Rodent Control (Snow Command f8)
[Chicago]____________ 453.5500____call? (others)
Chobar's Towing Svc aka/Chobar, James
[Plainfield]_________ 151.7750____KDU646 (others)
DuPage County: Highway Dept
[Downers Grove]______ 37.9600____KNGD612 (govt recds)
Fontana Motor Sales, tow trucks
[Warrenville]________ 151.8350____KUV431 (B. Parnass)
Fragas Towing Inc______[Chicago]____________ 461.1000____KCI980 (others)
H & H Arco, gas station, tow trucks
[Naperville]_________ 150.8900____KFZ765 (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, 'FE' channel, field supervisors
[location?]__________ 453.7000____KQO359 (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, Cook/DuPage/Kane/Will, dispatcher, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.3000____call? (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, Cook/DuPage/Kane/Will, mobiles, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.3800____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, DeKalb & northwest counties, dispatcher, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.1400____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, DeKalb & northwest counties, mobiles, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.3800____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, Emergency Patrol Svc, Minutemen
[Schaumburg, Hillsi]_ 151.1000____KTN369 (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, Kendall/Grundy/Lasalle, dispatcher, PL3Z
[Ottawa]_____________ 47.1400____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, Kendall/Grundy/Lasalle, mobiles, PL3Z
[Ottawa]_____________ 47.3800____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, McHenry/Lake, dispatcher, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.3000____call? (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, McHenry/Lake, mobiles, PL2Z
[location?]__________ 47.3800____call? (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, road crews north of I-290
[Chicago, Plato]_____ 150.9950____KSJ281 (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation, road crews south of I-290
[Joliet]_____________ 151.0700____KSJ281 (others)
IL: Dept of Transportation, road crews
[Hillside]___________ 150.9950____KZZ494 (B. Parnass)
IL: Dept of Transportation
[Naperville]_________ 156.0450____WCS404 (govt recds)
" [Naperville]_________ 156.0600____WCS404 (govt recds)
" [Naperville]_________ 156.1200____WCS404 (govt recds)
IL: State Police, traffic enforcement helicopters wkg ISP cars to find speedin
g vehicles on highway, emergency wx alerts
[Illinois]___________ 42.5000____several (B. Parnass)
Lincoln Towing_________[Chicago]____________ 461.1000____KBJ742 (B. Parnass)
Lisle Twp, highway maintenance
[location?]__________ 151.0250____KNAC683 (govt recds)
Naperville Public Works
[Road Dept.]_________ 154.1000____KSI447 (B. Parnass)
Pink's Towing Inc______[Bolingbrook]________ 151.8950____KDI892 (govt recds)
Ramseys Towing_________[Sugar Grove]________ 464.3000____KNDM396 (govt recds)
Redman Towing__________[Hoffman Estates]____ 150.8750____KTN355 (others)
" [Palatine]___________ 150.8750____KLS475 (others)
" [Schaumburg]_________ 150.8750____KDB591 (others)
Rick's AA Towing_______[Chicago]____________ 462.0750____KAS840 (govt recds)
Roadway Towing_________[Bloomingdale]_______ 151.9550____KVM642 (others)
" [Streamwood]_________ 151.9550____KLM983 (govt recds)
" [Streamwood]_________ 151.9550____KZ9336 (govt recds)
Scagnelli's Towing_____[Lockport]___________ 151.7150____KXN631 (govt recds)
Sick Car Towing________[Bolingbrook]________ 151.6550____KAR796 (govt recds)
Sterioti Towing________[Lockport]___________ 462.0750____KNBI599 (B. Parnass)
unidentified: "PT shop to base", towing, Will County
[location?]__________ 462.0750____call? (B. Parnass)
unidentified: "Second City Towing"
[location?]__________ 462.0750____call? (B. Parnass)
unidentified: I-55 & Lemont area, "PT6 to PT9", towing 4/26/84
[location?]__________ 461.3000____call? (B. Parnass)
Village Towing_________[Elmwood Park]_______ 151.7450____KSN919 (others)
Weg Towing Co__________[Chicago]____________ 461.3250____KQW500 (govt recds)
Woodridge Towing, AAA tows, PL6Z
[Woodridge]__________ 462.5750_gm_call? (B. Parnass)
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Bob Parnass, Bell Telephone Laboratories - ihnp4!ihu1h!parnass - (312)979-5414