WATCH NOW: Here's how the Crown Point courthouse clock springs forward for daylight saving time | Local News
When daylight saving time begins or ends, it's someone's role at the Old Lake County Courthouse in Crown Point to adjust the clock and its four faces. Video by Kale Wilk. Kale Wilk CROWN POINT â Twice a year, Tom Darnell climbs three sets of stairs, and a ladder, to the historic Lake County Courthouseâs centuries-old clock, to manipulate time. On a clear day, you can see the Chicago skyline from the tower. Thomas Darnell, maintenance worker at the Old Lake County Courthouse, works with the landmark's clock apparatus on Friday to move it ahead an hour for ...
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