With some of the shortest days of the year ahead, here's what to know about the winter solstice as well as sunrise and sunset times in the Chicago area. When will the sun rise and set this week in ...

Tuesday will mark the first sunset after 5 p.m. the city of Chicago has seen since Nov. 2, 2024, the Saturday before the end of daylight saving time. In the month-plus since the winter solstice ...

But wait - isn't the shortest day of the year the winter solstice on Dec. 21? It is! So why doesn't our earliest sunset fall on the same day as the shortest day?The answer lies in Earth's orbit ...

The Chicago area is less than ... continue growing longer until the summer solstice in June. According to Time and Date, Chicago will see its first sunset after 5 p.m. in a matter of weeks ...