Des Plaines

Des Plaines

Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has adopted the official nickname of "City of Destiny." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,720. It is a suburb of Chicago, and is next to O'Hare International Airport. The Des Plaines River runs through the city, just east of its downtown area. Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Ojibwe native American tribes inhabited the Des Plaines River Valley prior to Europeans' arrival. The first white settlers came from the eastern United States in 1833, after the Treaty of Chicago, followed by many German immigrants...
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quick facts
County:Cook County
State:Illinois
Country:United States of America
Population:58,364
Also known as:Des Plaines, Illinois, Cook County / Des Plaines city

Population history for Des Plaines

YearEstimated Population
April 1, 2010 58,364
2008 57,062
2007 56,735
2006 56,863
2005 56,451
2004 56,102
2003 56,195
2002 56,657
2001 56,863
April 1, 2000 58,720
2000 57,081
1999 57,068
1998 57,069
1997 56,745
1996 56,545
1995 56,828
1994 57,002
1993 56,631
1992 55,851
1991 55,133
1990 54,853
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Colleges and universities in Des Plaines

Famous people born in Des Plaines

Shawn Green
Shawn Green
Baseball Player, Film Actor

Shawn David Green is a former Major League Baseball player. Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove in 100...
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Movies filmed in Des Plaines

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Release date:June 11, 1986
Directed by:John Hughes
Genre:Coming of age
Rated:PG-13 (USA)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming of age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller , his best friend Cameron Frye , and his girlfriend Sloane Peterson , who decide to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago. Ferris creatively avoids his school's Dean of Students Edward Rooney , his resentful sister Jeanie , and his parents. During the film, Bueller...
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The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club
Release date:February 7, 1985
Directed by:John Hughes
Genre:Comedy
Rated:R (USA)

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen coming of age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers as they spend a Saturday in detention together and come to realize that they are all deeper than their respective stereotypes. Critically, it is considered to be one of the greatest high school-teen films of all time, as well as one of Hughes' most memorable and recognizable works. The plot follows...
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Airports in or near Des Plaines

Midway Airport
Midway Airport
Airport code:MDW
Lewis University Airport
Lewis University Airport
Airport code:LOT
DuPage Airport
DuPage Airport
Airport code:DPA
General Mitchell International Airport
General Mitchell International Airport
Airport code:MKE

U.S. state

Illinois
Illinois
Population:2,458 (1800)

Illinois is the 25th most extensive and the 5th most populous of the 50 United States, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the...
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