CHICAGO (WLS) There have been thousands of pieces of missing or delayed mail and no clear answers from the postal service in Chicago.
Residents on the South and Southwest sides have been complaining about problems with mail delivery for months now.
The delayed mail, including letters and packages from those locations, total over 62,000 from last September through February.
Senator Dick Durbin discussed mail delivery delays in Chicago during a press conference Sunday afternoon. They ve got to have an honest assessment of the resources and the demands of the post office. They don t have enough resources dedicated to get the job done, Senator Durbin said. That I think is highest priority.
3600-block of West 79th Street.
The delayed mail, including letters and packages from those locations, total over 62,000 from last September through February.
Congressman Bobby Rush, who joined local aldermen and mayors from Alsip and Evergreen Park in a morning press conference, called it unacceptable. People who depend on the postal service, seniors, families, other people depending on the postal service day-in and day-out it s an absolute, epic, total, undeniable failure, Rush said.
He is calling for the postmaster to resign and for a management overhaul. The report he highlighted also revealed inaccurate reporting of the delayed mail. Some of that included voter information from the Secretary of State.