CHICAGO, IL — Waiting until the last minute to mail your taxes? There will be three locations in the metropolitan Chicago area accepting tax returns until midnight Thursday, April 15.
The Chicago Main Post Office, 433 W. Harrison Street, will have collectors stationed along Harrison and Canal Streets from late Thursday afternoon to midnight to accept dropped-off tax returns from customers. The Main Post Office is regularly open until midnight, for last-minute mailers who wish to purchase postage and/or add special services such as Certified Mail, Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation to their returns.
Also, tax returns may be mailed until midnight at the Carol Stream Processing & Distribution Center, 500 E. Fullerton Avenue, and the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center, 1300 E. Northwest Highway.
All other Post Offices, stations and branches in Chicagoland will close at their regular times April 15, and will not offer extended hours or street collectors. Tax returns mailed at those locations must arrive by the closing time to make the midnight Internal Revenue Service deadline.
Tax returns mailed in a street collection box must be deposited by the last collection time posted on the box to make the IRS deadline. Returns mailed after the last collection time on April 15 will not be postmarked on April 15.
“The most common mistakes Americans make in mailing their forms are not including enough postage and not providing the correct IRS mailing address,” said Chicago District Manager/Postmaster Gloria Tyson. “After the first ounce — which usually covers about four, letter-sized sheets — mailers need to add 17 cents for each additional ounce. Our two-ounce, 61-cent stamp is perfect for mailing tax returns with extra documentation.”
The U.S. Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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