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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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