(NEXSTAR) — Days are getting shorter — some lost more than an hour of daylight in September — and the leaves are continuing to change, which means our clocks will change too soon.

While there have been dozens of attempts at the state and federal level this year to lock the clocks, much of the U.S. is on track to lose an hour of sleep next month. Daylight saving time officially ends on the second-earliest possible date this year, giving way to earlier sunrises and sunsets.

There are some benefits to early sunrises and sunsets, health experts say, pointing to increased exposure to sunlight and the impacts on our sleep. But it can also mean going to or coming home from work (or both) when it’s dark out.

Take, for example, someone living in Chicago. On November 1, the day before daylight sa

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