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USPS National and Illinois News

News from USPS National and USPS Great Lakes Area.
USPS to observe Presidents Day Feb. 16
USPS News 02/03/2026 11:36
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
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USPS Unveils Latest Lunar New Year Stamp
USPS News 02/03/2026 11:00
HOUSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse stamp at the Chinese Community Center in Houston. The Year of the Horse begins Feb. 17, 2026, and ends Feb. 5, 2027.
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USPS commemorates the life of Phillis Wheatley
USPS News 01/29/2026 08:37
BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the historic Old South Meeting House.
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USPS issues new stamp celebrating 150 years of Colorado statehood
USPS News 01/24/2026 08:11
WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) released Colorado Statehood, a new stamp commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary with a photograph called “Foggy Jagged Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness” by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event was held at the History Colorado Center in Denver in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition.
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New Member Appointed to Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
USPS News 01/23/2026 13:12
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque, a technology executive and creative director, to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, or CSAC.
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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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USPS To Release Stamps Celebrating Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo
Illinois News Releases 08/12/2025 11:11
At the 2025 Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg IL, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a set of stamps in anticipation of the Boston 2026 World Stamp Exposition. Issued to celebrate this once-a-decade extravaganza, these two stamps highlight the special role of Boston in the American Revolution as the Postal Service prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation.
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USPS Stamp Encore Voting Open Now
Illinois News Releases 08/06/2025 15:55
Chicago, IL — Today, the U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate the organization’s 250th anniversary, and gear up to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, the public is invited to select a stamp pane from the past for re-printing as part of the 2026 Stamp program.
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PostalPro News

News from PostalPro.
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Release Notes
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.
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ZIP Codes by Area and District codes
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
The Excel spreadsheet lists ZIP Codes with the associated Area and District Codes.
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Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Development Tracker
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in FY25. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.
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USPS Ship Webinar Census and Monthly Assessments
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
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PCC Alert-News You Need to Know from MTAC-February 2026
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
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INFORMATIONAL - Federal Register Manifest Mailing System Retired
PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00
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City/State ZIP Code Weekly Compare
PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00
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Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table
PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00
The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows: Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plantsCarrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery unitsDelivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at...
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***Updated - New Areas*** - Area District 5-digit ZIP Codes (AREADIST_ZIP5.TXT)
PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00
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January 2026 Nixie Volume
PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00
This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for January 2026.
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