Illinois USA

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US State of Illinois

Illinois, mid-western state in the N central United States.  Illinois is bordered by Lake Michigan and Indiana (E); Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (SE); Missouri and Iowa, across the Mississippi River (W); and Wisconsin (N).

Illinois constitutes the 21st state of the United States, located in the former Northwest Territory. Its name was given by the state's French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquin tribes that thrived in the area. The word Illiniwek means simply "the people."

The capital of Illinois is Springfield while its largest city is Chicago. Rockford and Peoria are also large cities.

The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL.

Illinois Time zone

Illinois is in the Central Time Zone in the United States of America (USA).  US Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6).  

Central Time - USA + Canada

Central Standard Time (CST) = GMT-6
Central Daylight Time (CDT) = GMT-5

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What time zone is Illinois in?

Illinois is in the Central Time Zone in the United States of America (USA).  US Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-6).  

Does Illinois observe Daylight Saving Time?

Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed in Illinois, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to CDT;  which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).  

After the Summer months the time in Illinois is shifted back by 1 hour to US Central Standard Time (CST) or (GMT-6)

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