When I was growing up, there were only a handful of area codes for phones in Illinois , but now there are so many that I can't even count them.

The History Of Area Codes In Illinois

It's crazy how far phones have come since I was a kid. Back in the day, most families had one phone line, and it was usually in the kitchen. Nowadays, the majority of homes don't even have a landline anymore. Many people have gone strictly to cellphones.

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When I was young, there were only a handful of area codes in the whole state. If you were calling to the same general area of Illinois, you didn't even have to dial the area code first. Now, there are so many area codes that I don't even know all of them anymore.

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