U.S. Postal Service hosting job fairs in Chicago area
The USPS will be in Villa Park on Wednesday.
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The USPS will be in Villa Park on Wednesday.
Anyone wanting to learn more about jobs at the U.S. Postal Service has a few chances to do just that. USPS hosted a job fair on Tuesday, with two more set up for the next two days.
If you're looking for a job, there's a pair of hiring events happening today that you may want to check out.
The robberies happened in the afternoon and evening hours during the months of March and April.
A dozen postal workers were robbed at gunpoint across Chicago during March and April, and the thefts could affect your mail service.
The robberies happened in the afternoon and evening hours during the months of March and April.
The method is simliar each time: A group of one to three men wearing dark clothes and ski masks approaches a mail carrier, armed with guns, demanding the US postal keys, which is a kind of master key that unlocks some blocks of mailboxes.
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Morning Insider Lauren Victory explained why the government's solution to the problem made neighbors even more mad.
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The latest robbery happened at 2:32 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the alley behind 6400 block of North Hoyne Avenue in West Rogers Park.
It has happened over and over again – and the consequence is your mail goes missing, while mail carriers feel they cannot do their jobs safely. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
At last count, we have found five separate attacks on letter carriers in the past two weeks. None of the assailants have been caught. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Anyone wanting to learn more about jobs at the USPS has multiple opportunities this week.
Anyone wanting to learn more about jobs at the United States Postal Service (USPS) has multiple opportunities this week.
Diamante Williams, 25, of Chicago was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on March 9.
Diamante Williams, 25, of Chicago was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on March 9.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there will be a career fair and hiring workshop. You can learn more Tuesday at the post office on Archer in Chicago.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there will be a career fair and hiring workshop. You can learn more tomorrow at the post office on Archer in Chicago.
Police say two Black males wearing dark clothing and ski masks entered the parked vehicles and took containers of mail and packages.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Police did not say what happened during the interaction between the man and officers.
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Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Police did not say what happened during the interaction between the man and officers.
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