Chicago Mail Service Update

Could a later start time for Chicagoland postal carriers lead to a mail fail?

By Andrea Guthmann
Having Mail Delivery Issues In The Chicago Area? You’re Not Alone.
A U.S. postal worker delivers packages, boxes and letters Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, along her route in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The U.S. Postal Service says it faces "unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19.” Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
Having Mail Delivery Issues In The Chicago Area? You’re Not Alone.
A U.S. postal worker delivers packages, boxes and letters Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, along her route in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The U.S. Postal Service says it faces "unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19.” Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

Chicago Mail Service Update

Could a later start time for Chicagoland postal carriers lead to a mail fail?

By Andrea Guthmann
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Could postal carrier schedule changes deliver worse service and delayed mail to the Chicago region? Reset checks in with the president of the Chicago letter carriers union and takes listener calls.

GUEST: Mack Julion, president of the Chicago branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers