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.

Before 708 or 773, there was 312, the original Chicago area code that means something special to everyone who calls Chicago home.

A new telephone area code is coming to the 708 area code region of Illinois, which includes Chicago's south suburbs. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved "the implementation of the new 464 ...

Customers adding new phone numbers or lines in Chicago’s south suburbs could be assigned a brand-new area code beginning Friday, according to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The new area co… ...

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 Jul… ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --As demand for new phone numbers continues to rise, parts of the south and western suburbs are getting a new area code. The Illinois Commerce Commission said, starting Friday ...

The 708 area code was created in 1989, separating much of suburban Chicago from the 312 area code, just before the explosion of mobile phones. The 630 area code was added 1996.

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