Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time may be killing you. Yes, that may sound a bit dramatic… but there’s a growing number of researchers in the scientific community who say that may just be the case.

After “springing forward” an hour Sunday morning, experts provided tips to maintaining productivity and a healthy sleep schedule in days following the switch to daylight saving time. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, requiring many people to turn their clocks forward an hour before going to sleep Saturday night. Going into Sunday morning, people will likely lose…

The clocks change twice a year, but somehow we’re never fully prepared for the way it affects our sleep pattern. As we prepare to “spring forward” on March 14, TODAY Health quizzed a few sleep specialists to discover the best ways to prep for — and cope with — that pesky time change.

Illinoisans have a chance to “spring forward” Sunday morning, as daylight saving time calls for certain states to set their clocks forward by an hour.

Daylight saving is more than just an annoyance. When we throw off the alignment of our internal clock, or circadian rhythm, with the real-world clock, we’re doing more damage to our bodies than we realize. And there is data to prove it. Not only does the frequency of heart attacks go up in the week or two after daylight saving...

The state fire marshal wants Illinoisans to use the end of daylight saving time this weekend as a reminder to check their smoke alarms

Here are eight ways to cope with seasonal affective disorder and the pandemic as we “fall back” into standard time

Every spring we set our clocks forward an hour, and every fall we set them back, but why? Before you “spring forward” an hour this weekend, learn the real story behind Daylight Saving Time.

The change of the seasons means another major transition is coming: The clocks will change for the end of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, giving us an extra hour in our day.

There’s a national movement afoot to make Daylight Saving Time permanent – but its fate rests with the politicians who hold state and federal offices. And if you needed any more reasons to vote, many of those politicians are on your ballot this fall.

Like clockwork, daylight saving time strikes again this weekend

Get ready to spring forward an hour. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. March 8 despite efforts to stop it altogether. The Illinois Senate approved a measure that would lead the state to observe daylight saving time throughout the year, but the bill remains in the House. If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs off on the proposed legislation, it may…

The stress of switching to daylight saving time is more than just mental. Science shows it takes a physical toll as well.

A proposal in Illinois to make daylight saving time permanent has some residents and business owners worried about the confusion it could cause at the Missouri border. St. Louis sits along the Mississippi River, which separates Illinois and Missouri. Tens of thousands of people in the St. Louis area work in one state and live in the other. Having Illinois…