On Monday 5 October 2026, Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is on PDT, and Chicago is on CDT. So 9:00 AM PDT in Los Angeles is 11:00 AM CDT in Chicago.
PST and CST are the winter names. Both places keep summer time until Sunday 1 November 2026.
11:00 AM
Tuesday 6 October 2026
9:00 AM PDT in Los Angeles on Tuesday 6 October 2026 is 11:00 AM CDT in Chicago the same day.
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles on this date.
From Sunday 1 November 2026, Chicago is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM PDT | 8:00 AM CDT |
| 9:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM CDT |
| 12:00 PM PDT | 2:00 PM CDT |
| 3:00 PM PDT | 5:00 PM CDT |
| 6:00 PM PDT | 8:00 PM CDT |
| 9:00 PM PDT | 11:00 PM CDT |
Los Angeles and Chicago change their clocks on the same nights, so the gap stays the same all year.