CHICAGO (WLS) -- We brag about our city all the time, but today is different. It's 312 day. Before cell phones or even before (708) or (773), there was (312). The original Chicago area code that means ...

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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 ...

Illinois Lottery has added a few more zeros to the Chicago's original 312 area code in two new drawings. For the first time ever, Chicagoans will have a chance to win $312 million in both the Mega ...