Mature Des Plaines expands from within

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 4, 1988 ;     581 words ...Like a lot of its neighbors, Des Plaines is expanding without enlarging its borders...1986 and 1987, when heavy rains swelled the Des Plaines River over its banks. Already, Des Plaines, located in Cook County 27 miles from the Loop...

Des Plaines' homes, location make it attractive to families

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 8, 1991 ;     574 words ...Des Plaines, 27 miles from the Loop, has a solid...parking garage in the heart of downtown Des Plaines, will be demolished and replaced with...next summer. Active people would enjoy Des Plaines: The city has 20 community clubs. For...

Group's latest effort to go on without Des Plaines.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 3, 2001 ;     486 words ......McLaughlin Daily Herald Staff Writer While Des Plaines' membership in the Suburban O'Hare Commission...International Airport. A decision Monday in Des Plaines to hold off paying $250,000 for the...they'll just take on the fight without Des Plaines. The $250,000 contribution has ...

Feds, others scrutinize Des Plaines' ties to ex-undersheriff

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 17, 2004 ;     403 words ...Possible corruption involving Des Plaines' city government and a former Cook County...authorities and an anti-crime group. Three Des Plaines officials, including Mayor Anthony Arredia...attorney's office in Chicago on Sept. 17, Des Plaines attorney David R. Wiltse said Tuesday...

Des Plaines volunteers feted at banquet.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......the unsung heroes of the city of Des Plaines who took center stage. It was...at the Socrates Rand Spirit of Des Plaines Award Dinner. The event took place...weekend at the Casa Royale in Des Plaines. It drew 280 people, including...

Spoof, lights kick off holiday Des Plaines Mayor pulls a fast one at tree...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 1, 2001 ;     415 words ......tree-lighting ceremony Friday night, Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia appeared at the top of the five- story Des Plaines Public Library building to greet...said Christopher Bumgarner, 7, of Des Plaines. I didn't know he could do that...

Des Plaines Chamber elegant as ever at dinner.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 17, 2004 ;     384 words ......O. Daday Daily Herald Correspondent Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce members pride themselves...throwing the 'most elegant affair in Des Plaines,' when they hold their annual installation...of Boxleitner Financial Services in Des Plaines, was installed as the newest chamber...

Resigned to O'Hare buyout? Des Plaines now seems focused on being...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Airport. Tucked away in a small pocket of Des Plaines near Higgins and Elmhurst roads, Picazo...in the tiny bit of far southwestern Des Plaines that abuts the airport agree they will...seems particularly hopeful the city of Des Plaines will ride to their rescue. And while...

Des Plaines May Join Casino Hopefuls

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 3, 1994 ;     301 words ...Northwest suburban Des Plaines may join the growing list of suburbs...village officials said Monday. Des Plaines Mayor Ted Sherwood has called a...a floating casino on or near the Des Plaines River in Des Plaines. Nevada-based...

Des Plaines takes new look at historic 20-year-old flood

Des Plaines Times (IL);  September 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......time September turned to October 20 years ago, the Des Plaines River had overflowed its banks and made hundreds of Des Plaines residents homeless. The great flood of 1986, which left Des Plaines in a state that few had ever seen before and caused...

Water creeps higher Civil emergency declared in Des Plaines.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  May 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......garages and offered hugs to weary workers. Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky...the creeping monster that residents in Des Plaines and others who live near the Des Plaines River are fighting. Water levels in the...

Des Plaines likely to leave O'Hare panel.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  November 9, 2001 ;     513 words ......member. After a two-year debate, the Des Plaines City Council took a preliminary vote...next year. Right now, we're out, said Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia, who was surprised...we're a mainstay, he said. Instead, Des Plaines officials will look into joining the...

Immigrants key to Des Plaines growth

Des Plaines Times (IL);  October 18, 2007 ;     457 words ...Des Plaines, like most other American cities, has...time it could be called a community. The Des Plaines River Valley area was originally the...the land that would eventually become Des Plaines after the Treaty of Chicago in 1833...

Des Plaines to close the coffee 'gap'.(Neighbor)(Local beat)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 27, 2005 ;     460 words ...Byline: Ames Boykin It's been six years since Des Plaines was chastised in the pages of Chicago magazine...blighted Detroit. By comparing Highland Park and Des Plaines, the article said Des Plaines just wasn't a Starbucks kind of town. The...

Mayor ignores concerns of Des Plaines residents.(Neighbor)(Neighbor...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ...To the editor: To Mayor Arredia of Des Plaines: The Buck Stops With You. I have become...the way in which you run the city of Des Plaines. Over the past eight weeks I and many...insulted, ignored and dismissed by the Des Plaines City Council, your staff and yourself...