The end of daylight saving time will soon bring sunsets before 5 p.m. in Belleville, and it’s almost time to change your clocks.
Illinois residents will gain an hour when this year’s daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, although some lawmakers have tried to change the practice.
The end of daylight saving time will bring a 4:59 p.m. sunset Nov. 1. By the end of November, the sun will set as early as 4:39 p.m., while the year’s end will see a sunset at 4:48.
The history of daylight saving
Daylight saving time was made a legal requirement by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports…