Des Plaines, IL Mobile Home for Sale

Des Plaines' history dates back to 1857 when land was granted to accommodate the train running from Chicago to Janesville, which by 1869, would be a village of 800 people. The city grew as a result of the opening of Chicago O'Hare International Airport, just to the south, from 9,000 to 55,000 in 1944. That was combined with people moving to the suburbs from Chicago after World War II. "I grew up in Chicago but moved to Des Plaines to be closer to my mother almost 50 years ago," says Jan Goczkowski, a Realtor with Century 21 Langos & Christian s ...