The year’s longest days in the Chicago area will come around the June 21 summer solstice, with both June 20 and June 21 seeing a sunrise of 5:15 a.m. and a sunset of 8:29 p.m. Shortly after ...

According to Adler Planetarium, Chicago’s street grid lines up almost exactly with the cardinal directions of a compass, creating ideal conditions for clear sunset and sunrise views as seasons ...