Chicago’s Loop and nearby surrounding areas would retain the 312 area code, and the rest of the city would be assigned 773 under a recommendation issued Monday by an aide to state utility regulators.

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 ...

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 ...

In Antioch, Illinois, Linda Hensgen’s quiet life of retirement keeps getting interrupted. Several times a day, her cell and home phone will ring. But when Hensgen answers, it’s usually an automated ...

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The area code thing is out of control entirely. A telephone number is a personal thing. If you are like me, you can remember – at least vaguely, on certain nights – key telephone numbers from key ...