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 ...

Get ready to dial a new area code in Chicago this fall: 872. It’s been almost 13 years since 773 went into service for Chicago’s northern, western and southern neighborhoods, and in July that area ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The iconic 312 Urban Wheat Ale that reminds Goose Island beer fans of Chicago wherever they go may soon have spinoffs in other area codes. Citing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, ...

When Robert Bensko was growing up in the 1950s, all Chicago phone numbers came with the 312 area code. "Back then, an area code meant a specific area – Chicago was 312, all of central Illinois was 217 ...

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You can hang up, but you can`t hide any longer. It`s coming in just two weeks. It is the new 708 area code for many of Chicago`s suburbs. Or, put another way, it is a whole new identity for almost 300 ...