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 ...

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 ...

(WAND) - Residential and business customers served by the 217 area code are being told to prepare for the addition of the new 447 area code. The 447 area code will be added as an overlay to the region ...

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 ...

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, ...

DECATUR — Sometime during the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 27, making a phone call in parts of Central Illinois will take a little longer. The 217 area code will need to be added to each call, text ...

Telephone customers who live or work in the 217 area code region will not have to worry about any changes occurring to the area code for several more years. A recent report by the U.S. agency which ...

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 ...