The agency said the new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 area code. It will not be introduced until March 2021. The 217 area code covers 36 counties in Illinois and includes Decatur, ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Commerce Commission on Monday announced a new area code — 447 — is coming to central Illinois. The new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 area code to address the ...

After 15 long years of delays, the long-awaited 447 area code is finally ready to overlay the long-standing 217 code. On Feb. 27, any person making a local call in central Illinois must dial all 10 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A new area code will be implemented for the 217 region. The 447 prefixes will start after March 29, 2021. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced the news on Monday. The ...

JACKSONVILLE — The introduction of the new 447 area code in Illinois is set to happen soon, meaning all 10 digits of a phone number will be required to make a local call in the current 217 area. The ...

SPRINGFIELD The firm that administers phone numbers in the United States earlier this month designated central Illinois' 217 area code in "jeopardy" of running out of numbers, the Illinois Commerce ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) today reminded residential and business customers served by the 217 area code to prepare for the introduction of the new 447 area code. The 447 ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A new area code is being added to the 217 territory in central Illinois. The area code will be 447. The Illinois Commerce Commission says new phone numbers with the new area code ...