An employer should make clear which parts of a contract are legally binding. Contract terms could be: 1  in a written contract, or similar document like a written statement of employment. 2  verbally agreed. 3  in an employee handbook or on a company notice board.
If you're speaking of Chicago, Illinois, then the entire state of Illinois is in the Central Time Zone, which is one hour behind the Eastern Time Zone. So if it is 6pm Eastern time, it is 5pm in Chicago.
Current time now in Time Zone: America Chicago (USA Central Time) Current rules in effect in USA USA & Canada clocks are now on: STANDARD TIME. Standard Time began: Sunday 5 November 2017 02:00 local time. Clocks went back one hour. Standard Time ends: Sunday 11 March 2018 02:00 local time. Clocks go forward one hour.