Residents in telephone area codes 708 and 219 join others across the nation in having to dial all 10 digits, even when placing calls locally. The change, effective Oct. 24, is part of a Federal ...

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Customers adding new phone numbers or lines in Chicago’s south suburbs could be assigned a brand-new area code beginning Friday, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The new area code, 464, ...

A new telephone area code is coming to the 708 area code region of Illinois, which includes Chicago's south suburbs. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved "the implementation of the new 464 area ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --As demand for new phone numbers continues to rise, parts of the south and western suburbs are getting a new area code. The Illinois Commerce Commission said, starting Friday, people in ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. With the 464 area code arriving in the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Chicago's southern suburbs will receive a new telephone are code in the coming months to meet the demand for new telephone numbers. The 464 area code will overlay the 708 area code ...

Residents in portions of Cook and Will counties who obtain a new phone number may get a new area code as well. As of Friday, customers in the current 708 area code region, which includes Chicago's ...