# Palos Preserves

Over the 100 years of its existence, the population of the nearby Chicago Area has nearly tripled from 2.7 to 8 million people.

**Type:** urban

**Location:** IL, US

**Nearest town:** Willow Springs

**Certified:** 2021

Over the 100 years of its existence, the population of the nearby Chicago Area has nearly tripled from 2.7 to 8 million people.

[Official site](https://fpdcc.com/nature/dark-skies-reducing-light-pollution/)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/palos-preserves-urban-night-sky-place/)

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