The U.S. state of Illinois is located in the Central Time Zone. Several clock towers can be found in the state.
Time zone
editHistory
editAccording to ftp://ftp.iana.org/tz/data/northamerica until 1883-11-18 12:09:24 local mean time, time in Chicago was defined as -5:50:36.
IANA time zone database
editThe zone for Illinois as given by zone.tab of the IANA time zone database, columns marked * are from the zone.tab[1]:
c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | comments* | UTC offset | UTC offset DST | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | +415100−0873900 | America/Chicago | Central (most areas) |
Clock towers
editBuilding name | Opened |
---|---|
Central Station | 1893 |
Chicago Board of Trade Building | 1930 |
Cumberland County Courthouse | |
Grand Central Station | 1890 |
Livingston County Courthouse | 1875 |
Springfield Union Station | 1898 |
Wells Street Station | 1853 |