With some of the shortest days of the year ahead, here's what to know about the winter solstice as well as sunrise and sunset times in the Chicago area. When will the sun rise and set this week in ...

Days will continue to get shorter up until the winter solstice in late December, when Chicago will see its shortest day of the year. On Dec. 21, the city will see just nine hours, seven minutes ...

This solstice falls between June 20 and 22. Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year.

While spring officially started at 4:01 a.m. Thursday in the Chicago area, winter isn't giving up without a fight as a wind advisory and a winter weather advisory with snowy, blustery conditions ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, falls on Friday, June 20, 2025, while the winter solstice, the shortest day, occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Ready for winter to be over?

Teh winter solstice is Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. Chris Sims is a digital content producer for Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

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