Des Plaines, Illinois — Des Plaines is a city in Cook County, Illinois, situated along the Des Plaines River just east of its downtown area. Historically developed around rail connections between Chicago and Janesville, the area saw growth after World War II, particularly with the nearby opening of O'Hare International Airport.This page organizes FFL dealer listings associated with Des Plaines, Illinois within the directory’s location hierarchy. Visitors can keep browsing focused on the named place, move through its surrounding geography, and open individual listings for record-specific information. The page remains centered on the location itself while the catalogue can change independently. Use the hierarchy to return to broader place pages or continue toward a more specific community. Each step keeps the browsing path anchored to a named place and its surrounding geographic context.