CHICAGO, IL — Retail services at Post Offices in Illinois will be closed on Monday, October 14th in recognition of Columbus Day. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service. All services will resume on Tuesday, October 15th. The Post Office will be open regularly scheduled hours on Saturday, October 12th.

Commercial customers are asked to check with their Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit for hours of operation. To obtain more information, customers may call 1-800-ASK-USPS.

Customers requiring postal services can use the Self-Service Kiosk (SSK) available at select Post Offices. The ATM-like kiosk, which accepts debit and credit cards only, can handle 80 percent of the transactions conducted at the retail counter such as buying stamps, mailing a parcel, or shipping an urgent letter or package by Express or Priority Mail. To find SSK locations, customers can go to www.usps.com.

The Postal Service generally 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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