Illinois Bell recently announced the division of our 312 telephone area into 312 (Chicago) and 708 (suburbs) area code numbers. Our political leaders, the news media, and not-for-profit organizations ...

Get out the crying towels. Chicago is finally catching up to the burbs, which is anathema to city residents who derive some status from their residential area code or even their ZIP codes. Beginning ...

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 ...