U.S. Postal Service says Chicago mail delivery improving
U.S. Postal Service officials say Chicago’s mail-delivery record is getting better, but still leaves a lot to be desired.
According to the agency’s most recent audit, mail delivery in city ZIP codes remains the nation’s worst.
The audit found that first-class mail sent between Chicago ZIP codes made it to the correct address the next day 93 pct of the time. That’s up from 90 pct in the first three months of the year.
The audit was for mail delivered between April and June.
Chicago postmaster Gloria Tyson says the district instituted reforms after a previous audit found the city’s in-town delivery ranked worst in the nation. She says the agency hired 240 more carriers, overhauled equipment and corrected nearly 143 thousand addresses.
