Daylight Saving Time Ending Soon In IL: Here's When To Turn Clocks Back

ILLINOIS — Winter is coming, and as the days grow shorter, Illinoisans will soon need to adjust their clocks because the end of daylight saving time is just around the corner.

This year, daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2. That means at 2 a.m., most Americans will set their clocks back an hour, unless they update automatically.

The switch to standard time means we’ll have an hour less daylight at the end of the day and an hour more in the morning. Sunrise on Nov. 2 is at 6:24 a.m. in Chicago, and sunset is 4:43 p.m.

The “fall back” to standard time is only temporary, unless something unexpected happens in Congress, which is unlikely. As the calendar stands now, we’ll spring forward again on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

The idea of daylight saving time was first implemented more than a century ago by the Standard Time Act of 1918. It was designed to conserve energy by adding more daylight hours to work shifts.