PLT OF R44 HELI FLEW TO 06C WITHOUT BENEFIT OF FSS BRIEFING. TFR VIOLATION.

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AT APPROX XA00; I DEPARTED FROM AN INDUSTRIAL PARK LOCATED IN WAUCONDA; IL (APPROX 3 MI SW OF C81). EXCELLENT VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED. THE SHORT 17 MI FLT S WAS AT FLT ALTS BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE; IN CLASS E AIRSPACE. AN S-MODE XPONDER RPTING 1200 WAS USED DURING THE FLT TO A DEST OF 06C. STANDARD RADIO COM IDENTING PRESENT LOCATION AND INTENTIONS WERE UTILIZED APPROX 10 MI N OF DEST WITH NO RESPONSE. RADIO COM WAS ALSO UTILIZED PRIOR TO ENTERING ARPT PATTERN FOR LNDG; ALSO WITH NO RESPONSE. A UNICOM RESPONSE WAS NOT RECEIVED UNTIL FINAL TOUCHDOWN REGARDING PARKING IN FRONT OF THE ARPT OFFICE. THE HELI WAS SHUT DOWN; AND UPON ENTERING THE ARPT OFFICE; WAS NOTIFIED BY AN ARPT OFFICE EMPLOYEE THAT RADAR SVCS WAS REQUESTING TO SPEAK WITH THE ARRIVING PLT ON THE PHONE. I PROVIDED MY INFO. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE 30 MI TFR AND THAT SCHAUMBURG ARPT WAS APPROX 8 MI WITHIN THE NO-FLY ZONE. I WAS ALSO NOTIFIED THAT IF I WANTED A RETURN FLT OUT OF THE AREA AND BACK TO MY ORIGINAL LOCATION; THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT O'HARE DEP AND BE ASSIGNED AN IDENT NUMBER TO TRACK ME ON RADAR OUT OF THE AREA. FSS HAD IDENTED THAT THE TFR WAS CANCELED AND IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I LEFT THE AREA BACK TO MY ORIGINAL LOCATION. I; HOWEVER; DID FAIL TO CONTACT FSS FOR A WX/NOTAMS BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE FLT. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR FUTURE FLTS: SAID PLT WILL INCORPORATE FSS BRIEFINGS/NOTAMS AS PART OF HIS STANDARD PREFLT ACTIVITIES REGARDLESS OF DEST.