Mailers say the new system could create uncertainty and drive customers away from the Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service could soon raise prices in a way that more closely follows increases in its costs, as the mailing agency’s regulators proposed an overhaul to the existing rate-setting system it has deemed inadequate. The Postal Regulatory [...]

Congress has passed legislation to honorarily rename a U.S. post office in Elgin after Marine Cpl. Alex Martinez, the only military person from the city to die in combat since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A bill to rename the downtown post office was filed in March by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg [...]

The U.S. Postal Service launched Operation Santa online last week, giving hope to children and families in need that their holiday wishes will be fulfilled. So many people played Secret Santa, however, that the website ran out of letters. "We have had tremendous response," Kim Frum, a U.S. Postal Service senior public relations representative, told USA TODAY. "While it [...]