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 ...

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, ...

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The Chicago area on Monday got three new area codes–464, 331 and 872–but customers won’t have to start dialing them just yet. Estimates range from as little as six months to upwards of three years ...