| Title | Date | Summary | Source | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area code change means pocket change for printers | 1989-08-31 | Illinois Bell will add a second area code for the Chicago area, thus creating 7 million new phone numbers. Beginning November 11, Skokie's new area code number will be 708. | Skokie Review, Thursday, August 31, 1989, p. 5 | Area codes, Illinois Bell |
| Bell, cops nab caller | 1982-10-24 | Illinois Bell Telephone Co. helped Skokie police arrest Leslie M. Kovoloff who was reportedly responsible for a series of annoying telephone calls made to a Skokie family in September. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 24, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 2 | Crime and criminals - Harassment, Kovoloff, Leslie M., Illinois Bell |
| Ma Bell 're-zones' suburbs | 1987-12-12 | The Illinois Bell Telephone Company has decided to divide Chicago and the suburbs into two area codes beginning November 11, 1989. | Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Saturday, December 12, 1987, Sec. 1, p. 1 | Area codes, Illinois Bell |
| Ma Bell expands local phone capabilities | 1982-05-20 | Illinois Bell will activate an electronic switching system on May 23 which will give some 13,000 Lincolnwood and Skokie customers four optional calling services. | The News, Thursday, May 20, 1982, p. 8 | Telephones, Illinois Bell |
| News digest | 1987-04-30 | District 219 has awarded a bid to Illinois Bell Communications to install a new telecommunications system. Installation will take place this summer. | Skokie Review, Thursday, April 30, 1987, p. 4 | Budget and expenditures, Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools), Telephones, Illinois Bell |
| Towns join to plan new area codes | 1995-03-02 | None | Skokie Review, Thursday, March 2, 1995, p. 3 | Ameritech Corporation, Area codes, Northwest Municipal Conference, West Central Municipal Conference, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Conference, Rigoni, Al, DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, Illinois Bell |