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USPS National and Illinois News

News from USPS National and USPS Great Lakes Area.
Happy birthday stamps make a comeback in 2026
USPS News 02/17/2026 09:30
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced two new stamps to be released later in 2026: Happy Birthday and a nonprofit-price stamp featuring a summer sunset. Additional stamp subjects will be announced in the coming weeks and months. These designs are preliminary and may change.
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Harriet Powers Stamps To Be Issued February 28
USPS News 02/13/2026 10:00
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.
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Presidents Day Reminder: Post Offices Are Closed, but Customers Still Have Convenient USPS Options
Illinois News Releases 02/12/2026 08:55
ILLINOIS — The U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers in Illinois that Post Office locations will be closed and regular mail delivery will not occur on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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USPS Makes It Easy To Send Something Real This Valentine’s Day
Illinois News Releases 02/09/2026 16:21
USPS Makes It Easy To Send Something Real This Valentine’s Day
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U.S. Postal Service showcases new Lowriders stamps
USPS News 02/06/2026 09:47
The U.S. Postal Service will issue Lowriders, a set of new commemorative postage stamps.
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Postmaster General David Steiner’s Feb. 5, 2026, USPS Board of Governors Meeting Remarks
USPS News 02/06/2026 09:00
WASHINGTON — Below are the prepared remarks of Postmaster General and CEO David Steiner, delivered during the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors open session on Feb. 5, 2026.
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U.S. Postal Service Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results
USPS News 02/05/2026 15:00
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2025). Controllable income, which excludes certain expenses that are not controllable by management, was $350 million for the quarter, compared to $968 million for the same quarter last year.
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Notice of Comment Period
Illinois News Releases 11/19/2025 11:47
The U.S. Postal Service will mail a postcard to the impacted community, announcing a proposed relocation of the Muncie, IL Main Post Office formerly located at 101 North Main Street, Muncie, IL 61857. The postcard provides information about the public comment period.
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USPS Highlights New Sorting and Delivery Center, Vehicle Fleet in Illinois
Illinois News Releases 10/01/2025 07:58
HANOVER PARK, IL — The U.S. Postal Service today highlighted upgrades and new technology at the Hanover Park Sorting and Delivery Center (SDC). The upgrades come as part of the organization’s transformation and modernization strategies intended to increase operational precision and improve service performance across the country. The Postal Service’s sweeping operational overhaul is modernizing and optimizing its unrivaled integrated mail and package network.
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USPS Set to Celebrate National Postal Customer Council Week
Illinois News Releases 08/26/2025 09:56
Chicago, IL - The Greater Illinois Postal Customer Council (PCC), Chicagoland’s largest mailer event is extending a cordial invitation to all business partners to attend the 2025 National Postal Customer Council Week celebration. The theme – “Leading Forward” – is a continuation of the concepts shared at the 2025 National Postal Forum in Nashville earlier this year.
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