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    Des Plaines (/dɪs ˈpleɪnz/) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. The city is a suburb of...
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    Des Plaines River (/dɪsˈpleɪnz/ diss-PLAYNZ) is a river that flows southward for 133 miles (214 km) through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in...
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    The Des Plaines crater or Des Plaines disturbance is recognized as an impact crater in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located beneath the...
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  • Rivers Casino is a casino in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States, a northern suburb of Chicago. It is minutes away from O'Hare International Airport...
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    was housed in a replica of the former McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, US, opened by Ray Kroc in April 1955. The company usually refers...
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    Oakton College (category Des Plaines, Illinois)
    community college with campuses in Des Plaines, Illinois and Skokie, Illinois. It was established in 1969 in Morton Grove, Illinois and moved to its current locations...
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    (69.8 km) stream in northeastern Illinois. It is an important tributary of the Des Plaines River, part of the Illinois River and ultimately the Mississippi...
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    2012. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (n.d.). "Des Plaines Oasis". Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Archived...
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    Des Plaines is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Des Plaines, Illinois. The station is located at 1501...
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  • Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres (16 ha) lake in Des Plaines, Illinois. On the shores of Lake Opeka, Lake Park is a 60 acres (24 ha) park which offers...
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  • 100 gecs tree (category Des Plaines, Illinois)
    gecs tree (also nicknamed Gecca) is a ponderosa pine located in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the United States. It was featured in the cover art for the...
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  • (20 March 1940 – 13 May 2015) was the former Chief of Police of Des Plaines, Illinois where he worked for 27 years. After his retirement from police in...
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    interchange with I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) in Des Plaines. In December 2009, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) finalized the routing...
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  • Camp Pine was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Des Plaines, Illinois, north of Chicago. It was leased by the United States Department of Agriculture...
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    Maine North High School (category Des Plaines, Illinois)
    Township High School North) was a public four–year high school in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States, located northwest of Chicago. Maine North was located...
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    Matthew Bogusz (category Mayors of places in Illinois)
    politician who served as the mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois from 2013 to 2021. In 2009, Bogusz, was elected a City of Des Plaines Alderman of the 3rd ward. While...
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    The Des Plaines River Trail is a recreational multiuse trail that follows the course of the Des Plaines River through most of Lake and part of Cook County...
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    Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground is a historic Methodist church camp at 1250 Campground Road in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA. The annual camp meeting was...
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  • Des Plaines Public Library is a public library serving the city of Des Plaines, Illinois. It is located at 1501 Ellinwood Street, in Des Plaines, Illinois...
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  • Fin Argus (category People from Des Plaines, Illinois)
    1998) is an American actor, musician, and model. Argus is from Des Plaines, Illinois. They have an older sister, Sadie, and a younger sister, Lacey....
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    Motor Coach Industries (category Des Plaines, Illinois)
    tour buses to prison buses. Currently, MCI is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. Since 2015, it has been a subsidiary of Canadian bus manufacturer...
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    springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is located on the banks of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago...
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    Graceland Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois. The church's congregation formed in 1869 and built its first church in the early 1870s. As Des Plaines expanded in...
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  • "Notification Service | Post Offices". "History, Des Plaines, Illinois (IL)". City of Des Plaines. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved...
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    lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. The Illinois and Michigan Canal runs through...
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    Peter Loukianoff (category People from Des Plaines, Illinois)
    Peter and Paul at the Protection of the Theotokos cathedral in Des Plaines, Illinois, his bishop nomination was held. Order was performed by Metropolitan...
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    The Des Plaines History Center is located in Des Plaines, Illinois, and serves as a non-profit organization that collects donated artifacts and documents...
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    Dempster Street. US 14 travels west briefly touching Park Ridge and enters Des Plaines. Where US 14 crosses Interstate 294 (I-294) is an unusual intersection...
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  • Speedway, a motorsports venue in Joliet, Illinois Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in Des Plaines, Illinois Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Chicagoland...
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  • Ed McCaskey (category People from Des Plaines, Illinois)
    Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. On April 8, 2003, McCaskey died in his Des Plaines, Illinois home; he had been in declining health, and was survived by his wife...
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