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.

A new area code is coming to the south suburbs next year, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The 464 area code will be an "overlay" for the current 708 area code, which covers southern and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new area code will be used once all assignable numbers for the 708 area code have been exhausted. The ICC said that is expected to happen in January 2022. Among the communities affected by the ...

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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The suburbs are about to get a new area code. Residents in ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...