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The Central Illinois PCC is pleased to present the following upcoming events:

Educational Webinar: The Importance of Mailpiece Design

Event Date	03-04-2026 1:00 pm
Event End Date	03-04-2026 2:30 pm
Individual Price	Free

March 4, 2026 Educational Webinar: The Importance of Mailpiece Design with Floyd Creecy

Grow Your Business Day (GYBD) - Peoria

Event Date	04-15-2026 10:00 am
Event End Date	04-15-2026 12:00 pm
Individual Price	Free

April 15th, 2026 - Grow Your Business Day

National Postal Forum

Event Date	05-03-2026
Event End Date	05-06-2026
Individual Price	Varies - see site for rates

Visit npf.org for details

Watch a message from Postmaster General David Steiner inviting YOU to NPF 2026 in Phoenix!

Details

Day at the Ballpark - June 17th

Event Date	06-17-2026 11:30 am
Event End Date	06-17-2026 4:30 pm
Individual Price	Free

The Central Illinois Postal Customer Council invites you to join us for a day at the ballpark!

Join us on Wednesday, June 17, 2025, for an afternoon of networking and watching one of America’s favorite pastimes in a climate-controlled luxury deluxe suite.

Enjoy a lunch buffet that will start at 11:30 AM in the suite, followed by the 12:05 PM first pitch as the Peoria Chiefs take on the Dayton Dragons.

Registration is available by clicking the link below. We hope you will join us for this fun and engaging event.

Peoria Chiefs Baseball Game

Grow Your Business Day & Membership Drive

Event Date	08-19-2026 10:00 am
Event End Date	08-19-2026 1:00 pm
Individual Price	Free

Illinois State Fair Grow Your Business Day & Membership Drive

3rd Annual Golf Outing

Event Date	10-08-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date	10-08-2026 3:00 pm
Individual Price	$75/person or $300/Team of 4

3rd Annual Golf Outing October 8, 2026

USPS National and Illinois News

News from USPS National and USPS Great Lakes Area.

Cosmic Wonders Coming to a Post Office Near You

USPS News 02/24/2026 11:00

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service released new Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express stamps featuring breathtaking images captured by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (Webb).

Postal Service Celebrates Bruce Lee

USPS News 02/18/2026 12:56

SEATTLE — The U.S. Postal Service honors and celebrates the life of Chinese American martial artist, actor and filmmaker Bruce Lee with a new stamp featuring an eye-popping image of his iconic flying kick. The stamp was dedicated at a ceremony today at the Nippon Kan Theater in Seattle.

USPS News 02/17/2026 09:30

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced two new stamps to be released later in 2026: Happy Birthday and a nonprofit-price stamp featuring a summer sunset. Additional stamp subjects will be announced in the coming weeks and months. These designs are preliminary and may change.

USPS News 02/13/2026 10:00

The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate quiltmaker Harriet Powers (1837–1910) with four new stamps. Powers was a formerly enslaved woman who stitched works that are celebrated as masterpieces of American folk art and storytelling.

Illinois News Releases 02/12/2026 08:55

ILLINOIS — The U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers in Illinois that Post Office locations will be closed and regular mail delivery will not occur on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.

Illinois News Releases 02/09/2026 16:21

USPS Makes It Easy To Send Something Real This Valentine’s Day

USPS News 02/06/2026 09:47

The U.S. Postal Service will issue Lowriders, a set of new commemorative postage stamps.

Notice of Comment Period

Illinois News Releases 11/19/2025 11:47

The U.S. Postal Service will mail a postcard to the impacted community, announcing a proposed relocation of the Muncie, IL Main Post Office formerly located at 101 North Main Street, Muncie, IL 61857. The postcard provides information about the public comment period.

Illinois News Releases 10/01/2025 07:58

HANOVER PARK, IL — The U.S. Postal Service today highlighted upgrades and new technology at the Hanover Park Sorting and Delivery Center (SDC). The upgrades come as part of the organization’s transformation and modernization strategies intended to increase operational precision and improve service performance across the country. The Postal Service’s sweeping operational overhaul is modernizing and optimizing its unrivaled integrated mail and package network.

Illinois News Releases 08/26/2025 09:56

Chicago, IL - The Greater Illinois Postal Customer Council (PCC), Chicagoland’s largest mailer event is extending a cordial invitation to all business partners to attend the 2025 National Postal Customer Council Week celebration. The theme – “Leading Forward” – is a continuation of the concepts shared at the 2025 National Postal Forum in Nashville earlier this year.

PostalPro News

News from PostalPro.

USPS® Approved Manufacturers of Mailing Containers for Adult Birds

PostalPro 02/25/2026 06:00

A list of contact information for adult bird container manufacturers that have been certified by USPS.

USPS APIs Release Notes

PostalPro 02/25/2026 06:00

For the latest updates, please review the USPS APIs Release Notes.

PostalPro 02/25/2026 06:00

Effective April 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L002, L005, L007, L012, L016, L051, L201, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the April 1, 2026, effective date through May 31, 2026, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22698.

Pending Route Adjustment File

PostalPro 02/24/2026 06:00

This Excel sheet details route adjustments for February 2026 thru April 2026.

July 2026 Release Overview

PostalPro 02/24/2026 06:00

Note: For the latest technical specifications, please see the July 2026 Price Change Release Notes as they are published. Mail.dat and Mail.XML updates required for this release.

PostalPro 02/24/2026 06:00

Periodicals Application Process FAQ

PostalPro 02/23/2026 06:00

Periodicals Application Process FAQ

PostalPro 02/23/2026 06:00