Bills to make daylight saving time year-round standard get fresh attention

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Proposed legislation in both the Illinois House and Senate would make daylight saving time the year-round standard in Illinois.

Both proposals would eliminate the twice-a-year time changes between daylight saving time and standard time. Sponsors of both bills said they hope to see the measures taken up during next week’s veto session in Springfield.

In the House, state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, filed House Bill 3837 earlier this year. His proposal would eliminate the time change in Illinois. He said the need for daylight saving time changes have become outdated and obsolete.