Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Police investigate mail scandal: Allegations of stolen mail and an apparent pattern of associated scams have prompted concern in Max Palevsky. Three departments—the Postal Inspector, the Chicago Police, and the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD)—are currently investigating the matter. (By Laura Hamilton / maroon.uchicago.edu)

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Postal Worker Accused Of Stealing Jewelry: (Chicago-AP) -- Federal officials say a veteran U-S Postal Service employee stole jewelry from the mail and sold the rings, necklaces and bracelets for thousands of dollars at a pawn shop. (www.wbbm780.com)

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Three charged in bottle scare: (BY MARIO BARTOLETTI STAFF WRITER / www.pioneerlocal.com) Three men put a corrosive fluid in plastic bottles and left them at three places in southern Palatine, police said Tuesday.

Sunday, May 9, 2004

Postal workers on alert after 3 bombs found: (By Stacy St. Clair Daily Herald Staff Writer) Palatine postal workers have been placed on alert after two bombs were found in mailboxes Friday.

Saturday, May 8, 2004

Couple tied up during home invasion: (By Leah Hope / ABCNews.com) May 7, 2004 — Police are warning residents to be alert after a home invasion on the city's South Side. A man posing as a postal worker forced his way into a couple's home, tied them up and robbed them. Chicago police say this attack serves as a reminder to everyone to use caution when dealing with unsolicited visitors. They do not believe the attack was random.

Postmaster: Announcement of new facility coming soon: (By MARY KAYE DAVIS / www.zwire.com) MT. VERNON — Postmaster Jim Bushong says regional postal officials will soon announce the two possible locations for the new retail center.
Bushong — as well as residents — have been waiting for more than a month to hear where the new facility will be located, but everyone will have to wait a while longer.

Friday, April 16, 2004

Paramedic accused of murder held without bail: (By Jonathan Lipman / Staff writer / www.dailysouthtown.com) Disguised as postal carriers and wearing masks, the pair allegedly beat Burke with batons. The two fled after a visiting friend ran out of Burke's apartment to seek help.

Friday, April 9, 2004

Three charged with snaring mail for identity fraud scam: HAMMOND, Ind. -- The discovery of bags of undelivered mail in a trash bin has led to the arrests of three people accused of fitting ingenious devices in street-corner postal collection boxes to snare victims' mail. (Associated Press / www.indystar.com)

Thursday, April 8, 2004

Postal inspector praises Lansing cop: LANSING - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has commended a Lansing detective for uncovering a postal scam involving more than $57,000 in mail fraud. (BY PHIL ROCKROHR / www.thetimesonline.com)

Friday, March 25, 2004

Post office won't stay open late on April 15: Naperville residents just got one more reason to file their tax returns early...The city's main post office no longer will keep its doors open into the wee hours on tax day, officials said Wednesday..."There's less of a need," customer service supervisor Jim Jarm said. "It's not as relevant as it used to be." (By Sarah McCammon Daily Herald Staff Writer)

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Leads Sought in Postal Store Robbery: (Chicago) -- Federal officers were asking for the public's help and offering a $50,000 reward Thursday for information leading to the gunman who robbed a Grand Crossing neighborhood postal store. (www.wbbm780.com)

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Robbers hold up post office: (CHICAGO abclocal.go.com)

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Hoffman Estates mail stolen: The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is trying to find out who stole mail from Hoffman Estates, rifled through it for valuables and then left it in Elgin mailboxes. (By Kimbriell Granderson Daily Herald Staff Writer)

Friday, February 27, 2004

Last delivery: HAMMOND — Bruce Sheline has been a familiar face to the residents and businesses near the intersection of 173rd Street and Kennedy Avenue in Hessville for 34 years, faithfully delivering their mail every day. (By Joanna Miller / Post-Tribune correspondent)

Thursday, February 19, 2004

ZIP is back in Markham: City regains mail code stripped away in 1974: (By Rex Robinson / www.dailysouthtown.com) A years-long campaign to get back a separate ZIP code for Markham will pay off this summer. Markham will once again have the 60428 ZIP code beginning July 1.

Saturday, January 17, 2004

Postal worker indicted on charges of stealing 26,000 pieces of junk mail: Thousands of pieces of junk mail recovered from the home of a U.S. Postal Service employee may still find their way to their intended recipients, a postal inspector said. (By Jack Komperda Daily Herald Staff Writer)

Thursday, January 8, 2004

IL AFL-CIO endorses Hynes: CHICAGO -- Thursday afternoon State Comptroller Dan Hynes announced the second union endorsement this week for his Democratic bid for U.S. Senate. (www.illinoisleader.com)

Wednesday, December 24, 2003

Diligent police work nets arrest in purse theft from post office: Elburn police Cpl. Dennis Erickson showed creativity and good judgment in recovering a purse stolen at the Elburn post office last week, officials said this week. (www.dailyherald.com)

Tuesday, December 16, 2003

CHICAGO CHRISTMAS 1983 -- "Chicago's Coldest Christmas": (Chicago) -- Do you remember where you were on Saturday, Christmas Eve, 1983? If you were like most Chicagoans, you decided to stay home that day; it was the coldest Christmas in Chicago's recorded history. (www.wbbm780.com)

Carol Stream post office endures holiday crush: There was a strange sense of serenity at the Carol Stream post office Monday on what was billed as the busiest mailing day of the year. (www.dailyherald.com)

Saturday, December 6, 2003

Elgin's new postmaster sworn in: Diane Tindle started off as a U.S. postal carrier in 1986, trudging through a small Iowa town, enduring frostbite and dog bites...Those miles walked were well worth it...On Friday, with her hand on a Bible held by her husband, Tindle, 41, reached what she described as "the ultimate" in U.S. Postal Service careers. (www.dailyherald.com)

Mail delivers frustration to some: Jack and Bette Thomsen contend they have only one address: Clarendon Hills. Their mail tells a different story...For the past two years, the names of several towns, including Willowbrook, Burr Ridge, Hinsdale and even La Grange, have been appearing on the front of envelopes delivered to the Thomsen home. (reporterprogress.chicagosuburbannews.com)

Friday, December 5, 2003

Station takes trip from train depot to winery to museum: Exactly three years ago, on a bitterly cold day, the historic Beecher Railroad Depot was plucked from an abandoned winery near Monee, loaded on a trailer and hauled back to its hometown. (www.dailysouthtown.com)

Saturday, November 29, 2003

Man takes postal complaint to high court: When Arthur Wah arrived in Chicago in 1965 from Beijing, he never imagined he'd one day be sitting before the nation's highest court listening to lawyers argue on his behalf. (www.dailyherald.com)

Wednesday, November 26, 2003

New Portage postmaster will be sworn in Tuesday: PORTAGE — Nearly a year after Gerald Podgarski announced his retirement, the Portage post office has a new postmaster. (www.post-trib.com)

Veteran postman: 'Change just is': Duty and service drive him to do his very best...NILES -- Niles postal worker Walter Jann chose to paraphrase one of his favorite passages from St. Augustine on Tuesday, as he reflected on the often remarkable circumstances of his 40 years in government service: "In doing what we ought to do, we deserve no praise, because it is our duty," he said. (www.southbendtribune.com)