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Des Plaines

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Des Plaines , city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. It was founded in the 1830s as the town of Rand; the name was changed in 1869, and Riverview was annexed in 1925. O'Hare International Airport is to the south.

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Des Plaines

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Des Plaines, Illinois/USA Rand Originally named after Socrates Rand in 1835, the name was changed in 1869 after the river Des Plaines, French for ‘of the Plains’. It has been suggested that the name comes from a species of maple called by the French plaine.

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Des Plaines

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Des Plaines river, 110 mi (177 km) long, rising in SE Wis., and flowing S and SW through NE Ill., joining the Kankakee River S of Joliet, Ill., to form the Illinois River. The lower Des Plaines is part of the Illinois Waterway.

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	Des Plaines volunteers feted at banquet.(Neighbor) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/15/2000
	Des Plaines likely to leave O'Hare panel.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/9/2001
	Des Plaines has Clarence Earle to thank.(Special Section) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/10/1999