USPS will hike prices for holiday shipping — starting in October
Some customers could pay as much as $6.45 in additional costs for mailing packages during the holiday season.
Some customers could pay as much as $6.45 in additional costs for mailing packages during the holiday season.
The victim said he's "stressed about a whole lot of things and in pain."
Missing mail is nothing new. It is a problem we have been reporting on for years.
In screen grabs from surveillance video, you can see the plan in action.
Since 2021, the agencies have captured 42 guns, and $2.4 million worth of illegal drugs, including cocaine, fentanyl, and meth.
We're hearing multiple reports of stolen mail and mailbox break-ins across the West Loop.
The suspect fled on foot and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Officials believe the fire was set intentionally.
The six defendants were charged as part of an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General's Task force on Unemployment Benefits Insurance Fraud.
In a delivery disaster in Palos Hills, video shows a box truck spilling cartons of USPS mail onto the street.
"They don't know if it's at an airport, at the exchange facility. They don't know if it ever made it to Illinois from California."
A $25,000 reward is offered for the gunman who robbed a postal worker in Hinsdale Monday.
Organizers are holding a kick-off event to get the word out. Then on Saturday, people can leave non-perishable items by their mailboxes.
The stamp was dedicated at Charles R. Darwin Elementary in the Logan Square community, which Silverstein attended as a boy.
Postal inspectors said four men in ski masks and dark clothing ambushed the postal worker. Some appear to point guns at him after pulling up in a Jaguar F-PACE SUV.
The United States Postal Service is now hiring at its facilities across the Greater Chicago area as a part of their 10-year Delivering for America plan.
A thief was caught stealing from people's mailboxes on surveillance video inside a Bucktown building.
The parents of a boy who died far too soon found a way to honor him by raising money to ease families' financial burdens. But this story is about how money meant to help in that effort went missing - before it mysteriously appeared again years later.
Gavin Sheets provided the only offense for the White Sox, who were eliminated from playoff contention.
For anyone living around the United Center, getting around has gotten complicated in recent days.
Dansby Swanson added two hits for the Cubs, who won their second straight after losing three consecutive games to the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
The No. 1 overall draft pick made another good impression in his first appearance at Soldier Field.
The ages of the victims range from 19 to 53, according to police.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and an official says the city is prepared if there is an influx.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Close to downtown, some businesses have boarded up their windows as a preventative measure.
The protest group said they would still continue fighting for a longer protest march route than the city has allowed.
"Our history is not just about the past, it's about our present and our future," President Biden said in a statement.
What is still not clear is what will happen to all the headstones that were already ordered, paid for, and never delivered.
Thieves targeted Kias and Hyundais because some models do not have engine immobilizers—technology that has historically been standard in other vehicles.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Starting Sunday, customers can bring a used denim item — any brand, in any condition — to a Target store and trade it in for a coupon worth 20% off a new denim purchase.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Indiana's attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state's largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion.
Posts shared online have urged other attendees of both the festival itself and afterparties to get checked out.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Medical professionals warn of young people drinking excessively and using drugs, necessitating hospital visits.
Despite the beefy security around McCormick Place, the public will be invited to grab friendship bracelets and get a "Kamala Harris manicure."
Sears first moved into the headquarters in 1992, after receiving a series of incentives.
Fewer rooms have been booked than DNC organizers first expected.
The Biden administration announced that $50 million will go to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois to boost electric vehicle production.
A Save A Lot store in West Garfield Park is expected to open in early September. Three other Chicago locations could reopen in October, and two more could reopen in November.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
They said taking part in a Chappell Roan show was, to say the least, far from something ordinary.
Massachusetts-based rock band Aerosmith has announced that they're retiring from touring and cancelling their farewell tour due to lead singer Steven Tyler's vocal injury.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Magnum will start at an as-yet-unspecified date in the fall.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has a look ahead at the Chicago area forecast.
Former President Donald Trump rallied supporters in the key battleground of Pennsylvania on Saturday, a day before Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kick off a bus tour in the same state.
A convicted felon is charged with trying to shoot a gun at a crowded bar Friday night in unincorporated Lake County near Antioch.
Final preparations are happening now for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as delegates fly in from all over the country. For Democrats, excitement has been building for weeks, but the DNC also has caused some frustration for people who live close to the United Center.
It's the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza in 25 years. The Gaza health ministry says they found the infection in a ten-month-old baby.
For anyone living around the United Center, getting around has gotten complicated in recent days.
In Chicago, capacity is available to house around 11,000 people. Only about half of those beds were occupied as of Friday night, and an official says the city is prepared if there is an influx.
hicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
Gavin Sheets provided the only offense for the White Sox, who were eliminated from playoff contention.
Dansby Swanson added two hits for the Cubs, who won their second straight after losing three consecutive games to the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling has promised that officers will respect First Amendment rights.
Less than a mile from the United Center, staff at Rush University Medical Center prepare for any possibility of a chemical attack.
CBS News Chicago obtained a 22-page document, but the majority of the document was blacked out with redactions.
An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.
Grayson told his superiors he was about to terminate the pursuit. But he did not stop.
Gavin Sheets provided the only offense for the White Sox, who were eliminated from playoff contention.
Dansby Swanson added two hits for the Cubs, who won their second straight after losing three consecutive games to the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
The No. 1 overall draft pick made another good impression in his first appearance at Soldier Field.
The majors-worst White Sox (30-93) won for the second time in four games.
Seiya Suzuki hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5.
The Cook County Sheriff's deputy was paid $1,000 to deliver the paper to a main in custody at the jail, police say.
Shortly before 4 a.m. Friday, officers responded to a burglar alarm at Déjà Vu Showgirls at 750 S. Clinton St.
Federal prosecutors said Lewis Lacey lied about his income and assets to avoid paying more than $40,000 in a lawsuit settlement.
Prosecutors said they tried to pull off a scheme for the officers to clock in hours of OT pay without doing much work.
Three men exited a vehicle, and at least one of them pulled a gun and fired shots at the teen, police said.