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Des Plaines| Town in Cook County, northeast Illinois; population (1990) 53,200. It is located on the Des Plaines River, 32 km/20 mi northwest of Chicago. It developed as a post-war bedroom community, undergoing dramatic population growth during the 1950s. It has since developed a substantial industrial area largely due to the presence of O'Hare International Airport immediately to the south. Manufactures include electrical equipment, cement blocks, radio parts, and greenhouse specialties. |
| Founded in 1835 as Rand, Des Plaines now constitutes one of the largest suburbs in the Chicago area. The 1980s witnessed a great deal of industrial and commercial growth along the south edge of the town. It is home to De Lourdes College (1951). McDonald's Museum, a reconstruction of the first restaurant in the famous fast-food chain, is situated on the town's northeast edge. Glenview Naval Air Station is 5 km/3 mi to the northeast. |
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| The Foundry Educational Foundation, Des Plaines, Illinois, relocated to 1881-B Hicks Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois as of August 1st, 2003. The annual At-home Dads Convention, which was held last November in Des Plaines, Illinois, provides an opportunity for networking and information-gathering. In addition to its Des Plaines, Illinois, world headquarters, Littelfuse has sales, distribution, manufacturing and engineering facilities in Brazil, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and the U. |