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.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Chicago. Sunrise: 06:36AM; Sunset: 05:32PM; Day length: 10h 56m; Solar noon: 12:04PM; The current local time in Chicago is 4 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.