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 ...

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, ...

In the digital age, a phone number is more than just a way to connect - it's a reflection of where you come from, who you are, and sometimes, what you've achieved. Certain area codes have become ...

Get out the crying towels. Chicago is finally catching up to the burbs, which is anathema to city residents who derive some status from their residential area code or even their ZIP codes. Beginning ...

Anheuser-Busch InBev bought Chicago microbrewer Goose Island -- maker of 312 named for the local area code -- in late March for $38.8 million. It looks like they got some ideas for a national ...

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The Chicago-area residents who have called 847 home these last five years are about to enter a new realm. Call them conscripts in the area code follies. On Saturday, they become the first of us who ...

In the digital age, a phone number is more than just a way to connect — it’s a reflection of where you come from, who you are, and sometimes, what you’ve achieved. Certain area codes have become ...