Time in Chicago, United States🇺🇸
The current local time in Chicago, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/Chicago time zone (UTC -05:00 · CDT).
Chicago local time
04:25:06
Friday, 17 July 2026 CDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
41.88° N, 87.63° W
Population: 2,693,976
Time zone
IANA: America/Chicago
UTC offset: -05:00 · CDT · Central Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
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