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Move Chicago and surrounding suburbs into the Eastern Time Zone for increased evening sunlight.

Created by E.L. on March 06, 2016

Chicago is currently in the most eastern part of the Central Time Zone, leading to very early sunsets during the winter. Moving Chicago to the Eastern Time Zone would allow for more daylight during the evening.

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