Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new area code will be joining the company of the 309 area code in Peoria and across central Illinois. The Illinois Commerce ...

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 ...

New phone numbers with the area code 861 will be coming to Western Illinois in late February, overlapping with the existing and depleting 309 numbers.

A new area code will be joining the company of the 309 area code in Peoria and across central Illinois. The Illinois Commerce Commission announced Monday the addition of an 861 code to the area. The ...