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US Postal Service Posts 3.5 Billion Dollar Quarterly Loss

Mail Carriers Collecting Food Saturday For The Stamp Out Hunger Drive

Letter carriers are hoping to collect a million pounds of food just from the Chicago area during the Stamp Out Hunger Drive being held at your mailbox on Saturday.

2013/05/11

Cartons of mail ready to be sorted sit on a shelf at the U.S. Post Office sort center. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Rally Held In Federal Plaza To Save Saturday Mail Delivery

Postal workers are calling on Congress to improve service, not cut it.

2013/03/24

Cartons of mail ready to be sorted sit on a shelf at the U.S. Post Office sort center. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Postal Service Will Halt Saturday Delivery

It’s the end of an era at the post office.

2013/02/06

A box is weighed for shipping. (Credit: CBS)

Severe Weather Impacting Christmas Shipping

Those Christmas presents you’re waiting on could be delayed by this week’s wintry weather.

2012/12/22

One of the thousands of letters sent to Santa Claus every day during the holiday season. The Post Office opens and sorts through those letters to find children and families in need, and offers those letters to volunteers to buy gifts. (Credit: CBS)

Post Office’s Operation Santa Deadline Is Saturday

The deadline is tomorrow to bring in and pay for shipping on those wish list items.

2012/12/21

Cartons of mail ready to be sorted sit on a shelf at the U.S. Post Office sort center. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Post Office Sees Its Busiest Day Of The Year

If you’re headed to the post office today, you could be greeted with some pretty long lines.

CBS Chicago–2012/12/17

Darrick Smith was arrested for stealing from a mail truck.

Off-Duty Cop Catches Mail Thief

Officer Damien Bolden was off-duty but still helped nab a mail thief.

2012/12/01

Post Office Kicks Off Annual Letters To Santa Campaign

Starting next Tuesday, letters to Santa will be available to the public.

2012/11/30

Mia Graci Thompson, a 3-week-old girl, was the subject of an Amber Alert on Sept. 27, 2012, Illinois State Police said. (Credit: Missingkids.com)

Amber Alert Canceled For Central Illinois Infant

State Police announced Thursday night Mia Graci Thompson was recovered and the Amber Alert was canceled.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/27

An SUV crashed into the Jefferson Park post office branch on April 17, 2012. The driver was hospitalized, but no one else was hurt. (Credit: CBS)

SUV Slams Into Jefferson Park Post Office

An SUV crashed into a post office on the Northwest Side late Tuesday afternoon.

CBS Chicago–2012/04/17

U.S. Postal Service mail carrier (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Postal Service To Close Gary Processing Center

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to close its mail processing center in Gary, Ind., in a move that will cut about 156 jobs in the area.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/24

Cartons of mail ready to be sorted sit on a shelf at the U.S. Post Office sort center. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Days Appear Numbered For East Aurora Postal Facility

Those who use a west suburban postal facility are preparing for what seems to be the inevitable.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/27

A woman mails a package as the Christmas deadline looms. (CBS)

Busiest Day Of The Year At The Post Office

If you’re heading out to the post office today to mail your Christmas cards, expect some big lines; the U.S. Postal Service expects Monday to be the busiest mailing day of the year, with more than 1.7 million cards mailed in Chicago alone.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/19

Santa Letter

Letters To Santa Piling Up At Post Office

Letters to Santa are piling up at Chicago’s Main Post Office, waiting for an attentive helper to answer them.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/12/18

Dick Durbin

Durbin: Congress Wants To Stop Post Office Cutbacks

Members of Congress want to keep the U.S. Post Office from the deep cutbacks it’s proposing — and they will have six months to figure out how.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/14

Letters To Santa from needy Chicagoans at Chicago's main post office, 433 W. Harrison. (Credit: Steve Miller/WBBM Newsradio)

Post Office Seeks More Help Answering Letters To Santa

The Chicago post office says 8,000 letters to Santa are in the lobby of the main postal facility on Harrison Street, waiting to be answered in time for Christmas.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/12

Post Office

Postal Service Confirms Cuts That Will Slow Mail Down

If you still mail a check to pay your bills, it’s going to take longer for them to get where they’re going starting in January.

CBS Chicago–2011/12/05

Riverside Air Conditioners

Thieves Steal Air Conditioners From Riverside Post Office

Thieves walked off with two air conditioning units at the post office in Riverside over the weekend.

CBS Chicago–2011/08/02

A woman mails a package as the Christmas deadline looms. (CBS)

Hillside Mayor Fights To Keep Post Office Open

The mayor of the western suburb of Hillside is trying to enlist U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) in an effort to keep its post office open.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/07/27

(Credit: Illinois Department Of Revenue)

Taxpayers Flood Post Office On Tax Day

Twice as many people will visit the Main Post Office in Downtown Chicago on Monday to file their tax returns at the last minute, even though filers had an extra weekend to finish.

CBS Chicago–2011/04/18

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