Des Plaines, Illinois

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chicago. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the southeast of Des Plaines and has a population of 2,896,016 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the southwest of Des Plaines and has a population of 142,990 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Bolingbrook	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	70,823	25.75% increase
	Cicero	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
	Elgin	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	106,330	12.53% increase
	Evanston	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	77,693	4.65% increase
	Joliet	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
	Naperville	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	143,117	11.5% increase
	Palatine	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Schaumburg	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	71,716	4.87% decrease
	Skokie	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	66,620	5.17% increase
	Waukegan	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	90,788	3.28% increase
	Gary (IN)	SE	41 mi [66 km]	95,920	6.64% decrease
	Hammond (IN)	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	76,732	7.61% decrease
	Kenosha (WI)	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	96,950	7.3% increase
	Racine (WI)	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	82,196	0.42% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bensenville	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	20,138	2.73% decrease
	Covenant Village	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Elk Grove Village	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	33,320	4.05% decrease
	Franklin Park	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	17,965	7.56% decrease
	Glenview	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	46,180	10.35% increase
	Golf	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	445	1.33% decrease
	Harwood Heights	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	8,058	2.88% decrease
	Morton Grove	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	22,478	0.12% increase
	Mount Prospect	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease
	Niles	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	28,666	4.66% decrease
	Norridge	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	13,954	4.31% decrease
	Park Ridge	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	36,927	2.24% decrease
	Prospect Heights	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	16,047	6.05% decrease
	Rosemont	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	3,929	6.98% decrease
	Schiller Park	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	11,573	2.34% decrease

Cook County

Des Plaines is located in Cook County.

Below are counties that are near Des Plaines (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Des Plaines:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Des Plaines
	Coles County	NW	Country Club Estates	10 miles [16 km]
	DeKalb County	W	Maple Park	36 miles [57 km]
	DuPage County	SW	Wood Dale	6 miles [9 km]
	Kane County	W	Barrington Center	15 miles [24 km]
	Kendall County	SW	Wolfs	29 miles [46 km]
	Lake County	N	Village of Buffalo Grove	9 miles [14 km]
	McHenry County	NW	Ski Hill	19 miles [30 km]
	Tazewell County	SW	Fond du Lac	36 miles [57 km]
	Will County	S	Bayberry Ridge	22 miles [35 km]
	Lake County (IN)	SE	Robertsdale (IN)	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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