A new area code will be joining the company of the 309 area code in Peoria and across central Illinois. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced Monday the addition of an 861 code to the area. The ...

BLOOMINGTON — Illinois residents with a 309 area code may have received a text alert this week about the addition of a new 861 area code for the region. Although this change, which will go into effect ...

Starting next week, a second area code will be enacted across the 309 area code region of Illinois, which includes communities in the central and western portions of the state. With telephone numbers ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Are you ready to start dialing 861? Sometime in late 2022 or early 2023, the new area code will be introduced into the current 309 Region. The Illinois Commerce Commission ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KWQC) - The Illinois Commerce Commission announced Monday the addition of a new 861 area code to the counties and municipalities currently under 309 area code. The 861 area code ...

SPRINGFIELD — A significant portion of west-central Illinois is about to get a new area code. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced Monday that the 309 area code territory, which includes ...

A new area code is coming to the Illinois Quad-Cities' 309 region, affecting only new telephone customers. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the implementation of the new 861 area code to ...

Illinois officials say that a new area code will be coming to the southern portion of the state, affecting more than 35 counties beginning in the new year. According to a press release from the ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (KFVS) - Starting October 24, customers in the 309, 618 and 708 area codes will have to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls. Back in July, 988 was designated as the National ...

They’re one of life’s true annoyances, and they’re becoming more frequent. Robocalls, which are automatically dialed by a computer and deliver a prerecorded message, are on the rise across the country ...