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 [...]

GALEBURG, Il (KWQC) - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office on East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the “Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building.” Miller was killed in action protecting our nation on January 7, 2007 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in Al-Mahmudiyah, [...]