Supporters of a plan to add an area code to the Chicago area by geographically dividing the market announced proposals Wednesday on how they would go about achieving that goal. They have proposed that ...

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 ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...