Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Welcome to Community Connection with Mayor Andrew Goczkowski! This video series highlights good news throughout Des Plaines. Recently, Des Plaines received some well-deserved recognition on the national stage, when U.S. News & World Report listed Des Plaines among the Top 250 Best Places to Live in the United States in its 2025 rankings, placing us at #10 in Illinois. Also, according to data from casino.org, Des Plaines is officially the luckiest city in Illinois when it comes to buying lottery tickets.