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 ...

The 708 area code was created in 1989 as the first area code for the Chicago suburbs. Before that, nearly all the six-county Chicago area was included under the 312 area code.

Starting Friday, people in the 708 area code might be assigned a number with the new 464 area code if they request new service or an additional phone line.

The new area code, 464, will become the default for people living in the area covered by the 708 area code. Current users of the 708 area code can keep their number, as the change only affects new ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The deadline is Sunday to start dialing all ten digits in phone numbers. Starting October 24, anyone dialing local numbers should dial the area code and the telephone number.… ...

Chicago’s southern suburbs will receive a new telephone area code in the coming months to meet the demand for new telephone numbers.

With the 464 area code arriving in the region currently served by the 708 area code, George Light from the Illinois Commerce Commission joined Lisa Dent on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss what the ...

Residents in part of the Chicago area using area code 708 will be required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls, Illinois officials announced Friday.

If you have these area codes in Missouri: 314, 417, 660, 816, or the Illinois area codes: 618, 309, 708, it’s time to start dialing all ten digits.

Some things in life are really hard to give up: that old couch, ticket stubs, pet fawns, your area code. Speaking of area codes, all those folks in the suburbs who live in the 312 area will be givi… ...

The 464 area code will overlay the 708 area code, the Illinois Commerce Commission said Monday. The 464 area code will be available only when all assignable prefixes in the 708 code have been ...