 The Des Plaines River also runs through the community and it is also the headquarters of the Illinois-Michigan Canal, which was built during the 1830s as the community was an agricultural center.Valley View Community Unit School District 365U was originally known as District 94.It took its present name when it became the first school district in the United States to implement the 45-15 plan, in which schools were occupied year round with 3/4 of the students in session at any one time.