Current Local Time in Chicago, United States

Live local clock, current UTC offset and time conversion for the America/Chicago time zone.

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7:57 PM

Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · UTC-06:00

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Location	Local time	Date	UTC offset

Time zone information

Location	Chicago
Country	United States
IANA identifier	America/Chicago
Current offset	—

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Time and daylight saving in Chicago

The local time in Chicago is calculated using the America/Chicago time-zone identifier. The UTC offset may vary at different times of year when daylight saving rules apply. Check your selected date before arranging international calls, flights or deadlines.

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Practical time information for Chicago

Time when this page was generated7:57 PMFriday, November 13, 2026

Representative time zoneUTC-06:00America/Chicago

The next offset change recorded in this time-zone database is March 14, 2027 (to UTC-05:00). Check the time on your exact meeting date.

The live clock above updates in your browser. This reference uses the server's IANA time-zone database; the actual clock may differ if device time-zone data is outdated. A time-zone identifier may represent many cities.