Des Plaines, Illinois

Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American tribes inhabited the Des Plaines River Valley prior to Europeans' arrival. When French explorers and missionaries arrived in the 1600s in what was then the Illinois Country of New France, they named the waterway La Rivière des Plaines (English translation: "Plains River") as they felt that trees on the river resembled European plane trees. The first white settlers came from the eastern United States in 1833,{{cite book | last = Des Plaines Centennial Program | title = Des Plaines Centennial Celebration, June 25–30 | year = 1935 | location = Des Plaines, IL | page = 17 | url = https://www.scribd.com/doc/7831580/Des-Plaines-Centennial-Celebration-Booklet-1935 }} after the 1833 Treaty of Chicago was negotiated, followed by many German immigrants during the 1840s and '50s.{{cite web |url=http://www.desplaines.org/index.aspx?NID=324 |title=History, Des Plaines, Illinois (IL) |access-date=March 16, 2010 |publisher=City of Des Plaines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012100746/http://desplaines.org/index.aspx?NID=324 |archive-date=October 12, 2011 }} In the 1850s, the land in this area was purchased by the Illinois and Wisconsin Land Company along a railroad line planned between Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1852, the developers built a steam-powered mill next to the river to cut local trees into railroad ties. Socrates Rand then bought the mill and converted it into a grist mill, which attracted local farmers. The Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad made its first stop in the area in the fall of 1854.{{cite book | last = Des Plaines Centennial Program | title = Des Plaines Centennial Celebration, June 25–30 | year = 1935 | location = Des Plaines, IL | page = 21 | url = https://www.scribd.com/doc/7831580/Des-Plaines-Centennial-Celebration-Booklet-1935 }}

The earliest-known tornado in Illinois struck a location reported as Jefferson, contemporarily found to be modern-day Des Plaines, on May 22, 1855. It killed 3 in a granite home lifted off of its foundation. The correspondence between the Smithsonian Institution's Joseph Henry and the Daily Democratic Press in Chicago would lead to the eventual creation of the United States Signal Company, which is the earliest predecessor of the modern-day National Weather Service.{{cite web |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5b048ba7ede74e61bf265e91001f4e1a?fbclid=IwAR1P9o1DUlvFg53b_T2gb45CLB8yzKvWMei5IlcrOyW0vzIseg6qmTIkBAY |title=Des Plaines Tornado of May 22, 1855 |date=20 October 2022 |access-date=7 April 2025 |publisher=National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois and Des Plaines History Center }}

In 1857, the Chicago, St. Paul, and Fond du Lac Railroad began running its route, stopping near the mill on the Des Plaines river, where a small business section had grown up. The railroad platted the prospective town of Rand at the site. In 1859, the Chicago and North Western Railway purchased the rail line, giving the train station the name "Des Plaines." In 1869, the Rand subdivision's name was changed to Des Plaines, and the village of Des Plaines was then incorporated.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V_A1AQAAMAAJ&q=des+plaines+incorporated+1869&pg=PA493|title=History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time ...|last=Andreas|first=Alfred Theodore|date=January 1, 1884|publisher=A.T. Andreas|pages=493|language=en}}

Des Plaines was reincorporated in 1873 and elected a village board the following year. Local brick manufacturer Franklin Whitcomb served as the first Village President.{{Cite periodical|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/25125743/When-Des-Plaines-Was-Young|title=When Des Plaines Was Young|last=Wolfram|first=C.A.|magazine=The Des Plaines Suburban Times|year=1885|page=22}}

In 1925, village residents voted to convert to a city form of government and annexed the village of Riverview to the south. Subsequent annexations included the Orchard Place area in 1956. The city experienced rapid growth after World War II and with the opening of nearby O'Hare International Airport.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.cooperatornews.com/article/des-plaines|title=Des Plaines The "City of Destiny"|website=CooperatorNews Chicagoland |author=Liam Cusack |date=1 October 2011}}

In 1955, Des Plaines became the site of the ninth McDonald's restaurant, which was often inaccurately claimed to be the first McDonald's franchise, and which was torn down in 1984 and replaced by a museum the following year.{{cite web|url=https://time.com/5033121/mcdonalds-number-1-store-museum-des-plaines-illinois/|title=McDonald's Built a Replica of Its First Restaurant as a Museum. Now It's Tearing It Down|last=Avakian|first=Talia|magazine=Time|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=December 28, 2023}} The museum was demolished in 2018 after repeated flooding.

In 1979, Des Plaines was the site of the accident of American Airlines Flight 191, in which a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 departing from O'Hare lost an engine and wing material and crashed near a local trailer park just north of Touhy Avenue. All 271 people on board the aircraft died, as did two workers at a repair garage. Two more, along with three civilians, were injured.

In 2008, the Illinois Gaming Board awarded the state's 10th casino license to Midwest Gaming and Entertainment LLC to build a {{convert|140000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} casino on approximately {{convert|21|acre|m2}} adjacent to the Tri-State Tollway at the northwest corner of Devon Avenue and Des Plaines River Road. Midwest Gaming received the award despite having the lowest bid because other bidders were found unacceptable by the Board, with one board member finding no bidders acceptable. The city approved zoning in early 2010, and the casino opened in July 2011 as Rivers Casino.{{cite news|title=Des Plaines gets last casino license |date=December 22, 2008 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/des-plaines-gets-last-casino-license.html |work=Chicago BreakingNewsCenter |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215015229/http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/des-plaines-gets-last-casino-license.html |archive-date=February 15, 2009 }}{{cite journal | first=Monique | last=Garcia | title=Des Plaines casino construction to start in March, developer says | date=October 6, 2009 | journal=Chicago Tribune | url =http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2009/10/des-plaines-casino-construction-to-start-in-march-developer-says.html | issue =Clout Street | access-date = March 16, 2010 }}{{cite news | first=Madhu | last=Krishnamurthy | title=Des Plaines planners approve huge casino complex | date=January 26, 2010 | url =http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=353895&src=1 | work =Daily Herald | access-date = March 16, 2010 }}

In July 2022, the third largest winning lotto ticket in U.S. history, valued at $1.34 billion, was sold at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines near O'Hare Airport on Touhy Avenue. {{As of|2022|November}}, the winning ticket holder has not come forward or been identified.{{cite news|title=Someone in Illinois Won the $1.337 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot—the Third-Largest Lottery Prize in U.S. History |date=July 31, 2022 |publisher=NBC 5 Chicago |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/someone-in-illinois-won-the-1-337-billion-mega-millions-jackpot-the-third-largest-lottery-prize-in-u-s-history/2902806/ |work=Money Report |access-date=August 4, 2022 }}

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Des Plaines has a total area of {{convert|14.38|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|14.24|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.98%) is land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.02%) is water.{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}

Des Plaines is traversed by two interstate highways – I-90 (the Northwest Tollway) and I-294 (the Tri-State Tollway).

Des Plaines is named for the Des Plaines River, which flows through it. The name is from 18th-century French referencing the American sycamore which resembles the European plane tree.

Portions of Des Plaines are underlain by the "Des Plaines Disturbance," an area in which the layers of sedimentary rock are highly abnormal. This probably represents an ancient meteorite crater, {{convert|75|to|200|ft}} beneath the town. The bedrock was highly fractured by the impact, with large blocks of sediment upended. The crater was eventually filled by glacial activity, so that no trace now remains on the surface.{{cite web |url=https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1JPGG_the-des-plaines-disturbance?guid=8040e282-47ab-44ed-959e-9f81ba3a13fe |title=Geocaching - the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site |website=www.geocaching.com |access-date=December 22, 2018}}{{cite news |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-des-plaines-disturbance-20170207-htmlstory.html |title=When a meteor hit: Millions of years ago in Des Plaines |first=Kyle |last=Bentle |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=December 22, 2018}}

Addresses in the city limits of Des Plaines have their own numbering system. Areas in unincorporated Maine Township have Des Plaines postal addresses that follow the Chicago numbering system. Devon Avenue in Des Plaines is 3200 South, while it is 6400 North in Chicago. Golf Road runs through a large unincorporated area as 9600 North with a Des Plaines mailing address but is 0 North/South when entering the Des Plaines city limits. As sections become incorporated, they take on the city numbering system. For instance in 2003, land at 9661 West Golf Road, Des Plaines, became 2323 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, when it was formally incorporated into the city limits. The largest unincorporated areas are in the O'Hare area and east of the Tri-State Tollway.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

Des Plaines is in the hot-summer humid continental climate, or Köppen Dfa zone.{{Cite web |title=Köppen–Geiger Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.koppen-map.com/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.koppen-map.com}} The zone includes four distinct seasons. Winter is cold with snow. Spring warms up with precipitation and storms, some of which can be severe and include tornadoes. Summer has high precipitation and storms. Fall cools down.{{Cite web |title=Humid continental climate {{!}} Temperature, Precipitation & Seasons {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/humid-continental-climate |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Weather box

| location = Des Plaines, IL, based on O'Hare (~2.5 miles away) (1990-2020)

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| Apr high F = 59.0

| Apr low F = 40.3

| Apr mean F = 49.7

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.75

| Apr snow inch = 1.3

| Aug high F = 82.5

| Aug low F = 65.1

| Aug mean F = 73.8

| Aug precipitation inch = 4.25

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Dec high F = 36.6

| Dec low F = 24.4

| Dec mean F = 30.5

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.11

| Dec snow inch = 7.6

| Feb high F = 35.7

| Feb low F = 21.8

| Feb mean F = 28.8

| Feb precipitation inch = 1.97

| Feb snow inch = 10.7

| Jan high F = 31.6

| Jan low F = 18.8

| Jan mean F = 25.2

| Jan precipitation inch = 1.99

| Jan snow inch = 11.3

| Jul high F = 84.5

| Jul low F = 66.4

| Jul mean F = 75.4

| Jul precipitation inch = 3.71

| Jun high F = 80.4

| Jun low F = 60.8

| Jun mean F = 70.6

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.10

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Mar high F = 47.0

| Mar low F = 31.0

| Mar mean F = 39.0

| Mar precipitation inch = 2.45

| Mar snow inch = 5.5

| May high F = 70.5

| May low F = 50.6

| May mean F = 60.6

| May precipitation inch = 4.49

| May snow inch = 0

| Nov high F = 48.4

| Nov low F = 34.1

| Nov mean F = 41.3

| Nov precipitation inch = 2.42

| Nov snow inch = 1.8

| Oct high F = 62.7

| Oct low F = 45.4

| Oct mean F = 54.0

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.43

| Oct snow inch = 0.2

| Sep high F = 75.5

| Sep low F = 57.1

| Sep mean F = 66.3

| Sep precipitation inch = 3.19

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{{US Census population

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|1890= 986

|1900= 1666

|1910= 2348

|1920= 3451

|1930= 8798

|1940= 9518

|1950= 14994

|1960= 34886

|1970= 57239

|1980= 53568

|1990= 53223

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As of the 2020 census{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1719642 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}} there were 60,675 people, 21,849 households, and 14,785 families residing in the city. The population density was {{Convert|4,218.23|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 25,094 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|1,744.58|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 62.42% White, 15.23% Asian, 2.40% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 9.24% from other races, and 9.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.53% of the population.

There were 21,849 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.63% were married couples living together, 10.26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.33% were non-families. 27.42% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.62.

The city's age distribution consisted of 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $73,639, and the median income for a family was $93,205. Males had a median income of $52,530 versus $36,173 for females. The per capita income for the city was $37,220. About 5.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

A notable number of Cook County residents reside in unincorporated areas which use a Des Plaines zip code. These areas are densely populated and consist primarily of high density, multi-family housing with a very high percentage of foreign born residents. In the 2000 census{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} the population of these unincorporated areas of Cook County assigned Des Plaines zip codes was 25,617. This unincorporated area has never been a part of the city of Des Plaines, and the majority of this area is separated from the actual city of Des Plaines by a belt of Forest Preserve lands and a Tollway barrier created by I-294.

According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{Cite web |title=City of Des Plaines 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |url=https://www.desplaines.org/home/showpublisheddocument/1896/637914888331900000 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=City of Des Plaines website |page=9}} the major employers in the city are Rivers Casino (Des Plaines), Universal Oil Products, Oakton Community College, Sysco Food Services, Juno Lighting, Holy Family Medical Center, Wheels Inc. (passenger car and truck leasing), and LSG Sky Chefs.

China Airlines maintains their Chicago office in Des Plaines."[http://www.china-airlines.com/en/about/about-3-3.htm North America] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128082353/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/about/about-3-3.htm |date=November 28, 2011 }}." China Airlines. Retrieved on August 30, 2011. "1011 East Touhy Ave., Suite #110, Des Plaines IL60018" It was previously located in Michigan Plaza in the Chicago Loop."[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.china-airlines.com/ch/about/about-3-3.htm 北美洲地區]." China Airlines. Retrieved on April 24, 2010. "芝加哥營業所 Chicago Mini Office 225 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1880, Chicago, IL 60601, U.S.A.""[http://www.china-airlines.com/en/about/about-3-3.htm Branch Offices North America] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128082353/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/about/about-3-3.htm |date=November 28, 2011 }}." China Airlines. Retrieved on January 21, 2009. "Chicago Mini Office 225 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1880, Chicago, IL 60601, U.S.A."

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• Big Bend Lake, a {{convert|27|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} lake linked to the Des Plaines River by a spillway and a fishing destination{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
• Des Plaines History Center
• Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,{{cite web|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/Reports/Reports.aspx?RefNumVariable=223370 |title=Property Information Report |website=Gis.hpa.state.il.us |access-date=February 21, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} predates the city (founded 1860) and is still active every summer with concerts, day camps, swimming & recreation, picnics, etc.
• Des Plaines Public Library
• Des Plaines Theater, historic 1925 movie theater, renovated and reopened in 2021, hosts a variety of entertainment acts
• Lake Opeka in Lake Park
• Mystic Waters Family Aquatic Center
• Maryville Academy, center for under-privileged children, which hosts the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
• Rivers Casino
• 100 gecs tree{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-100-gecs-tree-des-plaines-20200806-cjurifmtbjektie4jlu7yn3gom-story.html |title = This little tree in Des Plaines is the center of a nationwide hyperpop pilgrimage for gecs love |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=March 20, 2020}}

College campuses include:

• Oakton College, opened in 1969; a community college with campuses in Skokie and Des Plaines

Public school districts include:

• Elementary and middle school: District 62, District 59 and District 63
• High school: District 207 with Maine West High School

Private schools include:

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• Immanuel Lutheran School
• The Science and Arts Academy
• The Willows Academy

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The Des Plaines station and Cumberland station provide Metra commuter rail service along the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Trains travel southeast to the Ogilvie Transportation Center, and northwest to either Harvard station or McHenry station. Metra's North Central Service travels through the city but does not stop.

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Des Plaines to destinations across the region. The Pace Pulse Dempster Line travels through the city on its route between Evanston and O'Hare.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}

Major highways in Des Plaines include:

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Interstate Highways

25px Interstate 90

25px Interstate 294

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25px US 14

25px US 45

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Illinois Highways

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25px Route 72

25px Route 83

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• Adolph Bachmeier, soccer player{{Cite web |title=NASL-Adolf Bachmeier |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Bachmeier.Adolf.htm |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=(NASL) jerseys}}
• Perry Caravello, actor and comedian, lived in Des Plaines as a child.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/kouP-okBg6c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200211060747/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kouP-okBg6c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kouP-okBg6c&t=2831| title = (LIVE) KILL TONY #435 - THE BIG THREE | website=YouTube| date = February 10, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}
• Eileen Fisher, clothing designer. She was raised in Des Plaines.{{cite news|first=Mary Beth|last=Sammons|title=Patterns of the Past|date=November 26, 1995|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 13, 2018|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-26-9511260294-story.html}}
• Adrian Fulle, managing member of film production company
• Shawn Green, right fielder with the Toronto Blue Jays, LA Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and New York Mets; two time all-star; born in Des Plaines.{{cite news|last=Gildea|first=William|title=An Heir Apparent Worthy of Hank Greenberg|date=August 6, 1999|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 13, 2019|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/08/06/an-heir-apparent-worthy-of-hank-greenberg/0764978b-a51f-47e0-a84a-3c602194dbcf/}}
• Peter M. Hoffman, politician who served as Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Coroner, and a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners{{cite web |title=PETER HOFFMAN, EX-CORONER AND SHERIFF, DIES |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/371169577/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=9 August 2021 |language=en |url-access=subscription |date=31 Jul 1948}}
• Michael Kleen, folklorist, publisher, and social commentator
• Tyler Ladendorf, second baseman with Oakland Athletics
• Jill Morgenthaler, US Army colonel; politician; Homeland Security adviser in Illinois; lived in Des Plaines{{cite news|url=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/01/democrats-could.html|title=Democrats could run veteran against Roskam again|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 30, 2008|access-date=April 22, 2008|last=Kimberly|first=James}}
• Pelican, a post-metal band.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/08/19/pelican-loud-knows-no-bounds/ "Pelican: Loud knows no bounds"]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2016
• Robert Reed, actor (The Brady Bunch, 1969–1974); grew up in Des Plaines{{Cite web|last=Wessell|first=Todd|date=March 21, 2011|title=Actor Robert Reed Grew Up In Des Plaines; Biographer Looking For More Clues|url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/actor-robert-reed-grew-up-in-des-plaines-biographer-looking-for-more-clues/|access-date=June 25, 2020|website=Journal & Topics}}
• Jacky Rosen, United States Senator from Nevada (2019–present). She was raised in Des Plaines until her family moved to Arlington Heights, Illinois, when she was in high school.{{cite news|last=Messerly|first=Megan|title=Jacky Rosen: From politically invisible to the center of a critical Senate race|date=October 15, 2018|newspaper=The Nevada Independent|access-date=December 7, 2018|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/jacky-rosen-from-politically-invisible-to-the-center-of-a-critical-senate-race}}
• Rick Zombo, defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Boston Bruins; born in Des Plaines
• Marty Moylan, an Illinois State Representative who served as Mayor of Des Plaines until 2013.
• Matthew Bogusz, an advertising executive who was elected Mayor of Des Plaines at age 26.

The majority of the hit 1985 film The Breakfast Club was filmed at the now-defunct Maine North High School located in unincorporated Des Plaines.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/locations accessed December 22, 2018. {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Jennifer|date=April 21, 2015|title=Original 'Breakfast Club' screenplay found in District 207 cabinet during move|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-breakfast-club-script-tl-0423-20150420-story.html|access-date=June 25, 2020|work=Chicago Tribune}}

The 100 gecs tree used in the album cover of the 100 gecs album 1000 Gecs is located in Des Plaines.{{cite web |last1=Straum |first1=Verity |title=This little tree in Des Plaines is the center of a nationwide hyperpop pilgrimage for gecs love |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-100-gecs-tree-des-plaines-20200806-cjurifmtbjektie4jlu7yn3gom-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 6, 2020 }}

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| Center = Des Plaines, Illinois

| North = Prospect Heights

| Northwest = Mount Prospect

| Northeast = Unincorporated Maine Township/Glenview

| East = Park Ridge/Niles

| South = O'Hare Airport/Rosemont

| West = Mount Prospect/Arlington Heights

| Southwest = Elk Grove

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