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Illinois officials say that a new area code will be coming to the southern portion of the state, affecting more than 35 counties beginning in the new year. According to a press release from the ...

Southern Illinoisans who order new telephone service in the coming weeks may be assigned an unfamiliar area code. A new 730 area code – covering the same area as the region’s longstanding 618 area ...

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

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 ...

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