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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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new area code is on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. ST. LOUIS – There will be a big change for ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Get ready, south suburbs – you're getting a new area code. When 708 numbers run out, 464 phone numbers will be issued. This is not expected until January. The 708 area code has been a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two weeks after the ”708ing” of millions of Chicago suburbanites, things are going better than expected, Illinois Bell Telephone Co. spokesmen said last week, but that might be a problem in itself.

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 ...