The debate is over which time is best or whether to keep it status quo.
During a committee hearing on the issue last week, state Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, presented a measure alongside state Rep. Jonathan Carrol, D-Northbrook, to make Standard Time year-round.
“Which would eliminate the time changes, and keep us on winter time,” Butler said. “I’m somebody, as I get older, I actually get up earlier. I enjoy light in the morning.”
State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, said his measure to have Daylight Saving Time all year is the way to go.
“Given what we just went through with COVID, we really need to be very specific and very deliberate with our pandemic response and one of the ways to do that is to help our small businesses, giving them some extra time at the end of the day when it’s still sunny out,” Morgan said.
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May 3, 2021 5:07 PM
(The Center Square) – Competing resolutions at the Illinois statehouse could have residents ditching the twice-a-year hunt to change all the clocks.
The debate is over which time is best or whether to keep it status quo.
During a committee hearing on the issue last week, state Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, presented a measure alongside state Rep. Jonathan Carrol, D-Northbrook, to make Standard Time year-round.
“Which would eliminate the time changes, and keep us on winter time,” Butler said. “I’m somebody, as I get older, I actually get up earlier. I enjoy light in the morning.”
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