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Des Plaines, IL Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over47,069100.0In labor force29,80163.3Civilian labor force29,80163.3Employed28,63860.8Unemployed1,1632.5Percent of civilian labor force3.9…

Des Plaines, IL, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units22,959100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached13,96360.81-unit, attached1,2755.62 units3231.43 or 4 units6162.75 to 9 units7463.210 to 19 units1,1324.920 or more…

Des Plaines, IL Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,819100.0Nursery school, preschool9917.2Kindergarten7555.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,10144.1High school (…

Dollard des Ormeaux, Adam

(Encyclopedia) Dollard des Ormeaux, AdamDollard des Ormeaux, AdamädäNˈ dôlärˈ dāzôrmōˈ [key], 1635–1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to…

Watanabe, Junya

(Encyclopedia) Watanabe, Junya, 1961–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Fukushima. He apprenticed at Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garçons (1984), where he became a knitwear and menswear designer. Watanabe…

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…

January 2012 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of January 2012. Iowa Caucus Kicks off U.S. Presidential Election…

Maeterlinck, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Maeterlinck, MauriceMaeterlinck, Mauricemôrēsˈ mätĕrlăNkˈ [key], 1862–1949, Belgian author who wrote in French. After practicing law unsuccessfully for several years, he went to Paris…

Aulard, Alphonse

(Encyclopedia) Aulard, AlphonseAulard, AlphonseälfôNsˈ ōlärˈ [key], 1849–1928, French historian. He was the first professional historian of the French Revolution, and he devoted his life to this…