United Postal Services Plans To Move Sorting Operations To Wisconsin

The United States Postal Services plans to shut down sorting operations in Rockford and move all the jobs to Madison, Wisconsin. The would end overnight mail service to residents in the eight counties starting with zip codes 610 and 611

Congressman Don Manzullo, R-16^th – reports that the Postal Services is hosting a public meeting on this matter Thursday, January 5, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Best Western Clock Tower Resort & Conference Center, 7801 E. State Street, Rockford

This planned move would send about 200 local jobs to Madison and delay mail service by 2 to 3 days to homes and businesses in the eight counties Rockford currently serves, including Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, JoDavies, Carroll, Whiteside, Ogle and Lee.

This processing center is consistently rated among the most efficient centers in the nation, and Rockford workers provide excellent overnight delivery service to their customers.

Manzullo explains, “We are well aware the Postal Service is facing difficult times, but closing one of the nation’s most efficient sorting centers in Rockford and delaying mail delivery to northern Illinois would be a terrible mistake.

Manzullo is urging residents in zip codes 610 and 611 to attend Thursday night’s meeting to let the Postal Service officials know how much they appreciate the excellent service.

Congressman Manzullo is working with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) to keep the jobs and overnight delivery service in northern Illinois. Manzullo, Durbin and Kirk met with Postmaster General Pat Donahoe on November 1 to share their concerns with the potential move of operations to Wisconsin and the damage it would cause to northern Illinois