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

Educational Webinar: Mailing Promotions and How to Take Full Advantage

Event Date	02-18-2026 10:00 am
Event End Date	02-18-2026 11:30 am
Individual Price	Free

February 18, 2026 Mailing Promotions Webinar with Mark Rheaume

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.

USPS to observe Presidents Day Feb. 16

USPS News 02/03/2026 11:36

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

USPS News 02/03/2026 11:00

HOUSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse stamp at the Chinese Community Center in Houston. The Year of the Horse begins Feb. 17, 2026, and ends Feb. 5, 2027.

USPS News 01/29/2026 08:37

BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the historic Old South Meeting House.

USPS News 01/24/2026 08:11

WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) released Colorado Statehood, a new stamp commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary with a photograph called “Foggy Jagged Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness” by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event was held at the History Colorado Center in Denver in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition.

USPS News 01/23/2026 13:12

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque, a technology executive and creative director, to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, or CSAC.

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.

Illinois News Releases 08/12/2025 11:11

At the 2025 Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg IL, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a set of stamps in anticipation of the Boston 2026 World Stamp Exposition. Issued to celebrate this once-a-decade extravaganza, these two stamps highlight the special role of Boston in the American Revolution as the Postal Service prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation.

USPS Stamp Encore Voting Open Now

Illinois News Releases 08/06/2025 15:55

Chicago, IL — Today, the U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate the organization’s 250th anniversary, and gear up to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, the public is invited to select a stamp pane from the past for re-printing as part of the 2026 Stamp program.

PostalPro News

News from PostalPro.

Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Release Notes

PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00

These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.

ZIP Codes by Area and District codes

PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00

The Excel spreadsheet lists ZIP Codes with the associated Area and District Codes.

PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00

This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in FY25. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.

PostalPro 02/03/2026 06:00

City/State ZIP Code Weekly Compare

PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00

Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table

PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00

The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows: Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plantsCarrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery unitsDelivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at...

PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00

January 2026 Nixie Volume

PostalPro 02/02/2026 06:00

This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for January 2026.

Event Date	09-29-2026 10:00 am
Event End Date	09-29-2026 2:00 pm
Registration Start Date	09-01-2026
Individual Price	To be determined