Des Plaines Public Library
Story times, programs, and museum passes for Des Plaines residents.
🏠 Indoor🧒 Kid-friendly💵 Free
Updated automatically — last checked Sunday, November 1.
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Things to Do
Des Plaines Park District
Parks, pools, and rec programs across the city.
🌳 Outdoor🧒 Kid-friendly
City of Des Plaines
City council meetings, permits, and community announcements.
Maine West High School Athletics
Maine West Warriors varsity & JV schedules, rosters, and ticket info. This site doesn't have a licensed schedule feed for game dates - Illinois HS schedules run mostly through MaxPreps, a commercial aggregator this site doesn't republish from - so this links to the school's own athletics page instead.
Official trick-or-treat hours — all five towns
Trick-or-treat hours for Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Palatine, and Wheeling in one place, each linked to the village page it came from.
🧒 Kid-friendly💵 Free
Local party venues, entertainers & tutoring centers
Private businesses appear here as they join the local directory — see what's currently listed.
🧒 Kid-friendly
City Sponsored Events — Des Plaines
The City's own events hub for its recurring festivals, including Fall Fest at Lake Park each fall - dates and details are announced there each year.
🌳 Outdoor💵 Free
Taste of Des Plaines
The City's recurring summer food festival - check the City's page for the current year's dates and vendors.
🌳 Outdoor🍽️ Food & drink
City services, utilities, refuse & recycling
There's no vehicle sticker to buy — Des Plaines eliminated its program in July 2020. Trash, recycling, and yard waste are collected by the City's contracted hauler LRS; the monthly rate is set by the City each year. Water/sewer questions go to Public Works and Engineering, 1111 Joseph J. Schwab Rd., 847-391-5464.
Get a Des Plaines Public Library card
Residents of incorporated Des Plaines qualify for a free card — apply online and the card arrives by mail within about 5 days, or apply in person. Kids in 8th grade or younger need a parent or guardian along with photo ID and proof of residency.
🏠 Indoor🧒 Kid-friendly💵 Free
Register for Des Plaines Park District programs
Register online through the district's WebTrac portal once you've set up a household account; residency is verified at registration. Non-residents can buy an annual pass (around $450/year) to register at resident rates. Registration questions: 847-391-5700.
🌳 Outdoor🧒 Kid-friendly
Community Consolidated School District 62 (elementary & middle school)
CCSD 62 serves most of Des Plaines and Rosemont, feeding into Maine West High School — but pockets of the city fall under East Maine SD 63 or Elk Grove's CCSD 59 instead, so confirm your specific address rather than assuming. New-family registration runs through the Infinite Campus portal; district office: (847) 824-1159.
Maine Township High School District 207 (high school)
Most Des Plaines addresses feed into Maine West High School, part of District 207 — check the district's attendance boundary map to confirm, since a home a few blocks over can fall into a different Maine 207 school.
Frequently asked questions
How current is this guide?
It's regenerated automatically from the village, library, and park district's own listings, typically several times a week - not a one-time write-up that goes stale.
Is this every event or business, or just what's listed here?
Only what the linked public sources publish. For full details, hours, or anything not listed here, check the official page each item links to.
How do I see what's happening in Des Plaines this specific weekend?
See the weekend view, which only shows items with a known date in the coming Friday-Sunday.
Can I add an event, or suggest a business for the directory?
Yes - submit an event and a person reviews it before it goes live, or a business owner can inquire about a listing.