{"id":30734,"date":"2021-06-17T08:13:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30734"},"modified":"2021-06-17T08:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:13:11","slug":"chicago-usps-postmaster-out-after-delayed-mail-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/06\/17\/chicago-usps-postmaster-out-after-delayed-mail-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago USPS postmaster out after delayed mail complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiTElOIiwidiI6IjY3Mjc4OTkiLCJhbnZhY2siOiJ2THJvQkE5WkJHM0p3VHZhT2xpYmJ0b1BiNkw0anFKbCIsInNoYXJlTGluayI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd2dudHYuY29tL25ld3MvY2hpY2Fnby1uZXdzL2NoaWNhZ28tdXNwcy1wb3N0bWFzdGVyLW91dC1hZnRlci1kZWxheWVkLW1haWwtY29tcGxhaW50cy8iLCJwbHVnaW5zIjp7ImNvbXNjb3JlIjp7ImNsaWVudElkIjoiNjAzNjQzOSIsImMzIjoid2dudHYuY29tIiwic2NyaXB0IjoiLy93My5jZG4uYW52YXRvLm5ldC9wbGF5ZXIvcHJvZC92My9wbHVnaW5zL2NvbXNjb3JlL2NvbXNjb3JlcGx1Z2luLm1pbi5qcyIsInVzZURlcml2ZWRNZXRhZGF0YSI6dHJ1ZSwibWFwcGluZyI6eyJ2aWRlbyI6eyJjMyI6IndnbnR2LmNvbSIsIm5zX3N0X3N0Ijoid2duIiwibnNfc3RfcHUiOiJOZXhzdGFyIiwibnNfc3RfZ2UiOiJOZXdzIiwiY3NfdWNmciI6IiJ9LCJhZCI6eyJjMyI6IndnbnR2LmNvbSIsIm5zX3N0X3N0Ijoid2duIiwibnNfc3RfcHUiOiJOZXhzdGFyIiwibnNfc3RfZ2UiOiJOZXdzIiwiY3NfdWNmciI6IiJ9fX0sImRmcCI6eyJjbGllbnRTaWRlIjp7ImFkVGFnVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJhZHMuZy5kb3VibGVjbGljay5uZXQvZ2FtcGFkL2Fkcz9zej0xeDEwMDAmaXU9LzU2Nzgvbngud2dudHYvbmV3cy9jaGljYWdvX25ld3MmaW1wbD1zJmdkZnBfcmVxPTEmZW52PXZwJm91dHB1dD12bWFwJnVudmlld2VkX3Bvc2l0aW9uX3N0YXJ0PTEmYWRfcnVsZT0xJmRlc2NyaXB0aW9uX3VybD1odHRwczovL3dnbnR2LmNvbS9uZXdzL2NoaWNhZ28tbmV3cy9jaGljYWdvLXVzcHMtcG9zdG1hc3Rlci1vdXQtYWZ0ZXItZGVsYXllZC1tYWlsLWNvbXBsYWludHMvJnZjb25wPTImY3VzdF9wYXJhbXM9dmlkJTNENjcyNzg5OSUyNmNtc2lkJTNEMTc3ODU4MCUyNnBpZCUzRDE3Nzg1ODAlMjZ2aWRjYXQlM0QlMkZuZXdzJTJGY2hpY2Fnb19uZXdzJTI2Ym9iX2NrJTNEJTVCYm9iX2NrX3ZhbCU1RCUyNmRfY29kZSUzRDI2MyUyQzkwMCUyQzIzNyUyQzIzOCUyNnBsYXllcndpZHRoJTNEMTE3MCUyNnBsYXllcmhlaWdodCUzRDY1OCUyNmFtem5iaWQlM0R2X2E5a2pjdyUyNmFtem5paWQlM0RJdC1uLVFMNk1PU3dXMl9YR3B5NmJhUUFBQUY2R2hURWpnRUFBQTFTQkFmWUF0NCUyNmFtem5wJTNEMTNndnN3MCJ9LCJsaWJyYXJ5UmVxdWVzdGVkIjp0cnVlfSwibmllbHNlbiI6eyJhcGlkIjoiUEQyRUM3MDcyLTI3MzAtNEMzMi1CMkEzLUM5QUVFNzc4MjRGNCIsInNmY29kZSI6ImRjciIsInR5cGUiOiJkY3IiLCJhcG4iOiJBbnZhdG8iLCJlbnZpcm9ubWVudCI6InByb2R1Y3Rpb24iLCJ1c2VEZXJpdmVkTWV0YWRhdGEiOnRydWUsIm1hcHBpbmciOnsiYWRsb2FkdHlwZSI6MiwiYWRNb2RlbCI6Mn0sIm9wdE91dCI6ZmFsc2V9LCJzZWdtZW50Q3VzdG9tIjp7InNjcmlwdCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc2VnbWVudC5wc2cubmV4c3RhcmRpZ2l0YWwubmV0L2FudmF0by5qcyIsIndyaXRlS2V5IjoiWXhuaTNJMTdPS2s5S1RVZjFSbW1zeVllcXhGa0VUbzIifSwiZ29vZ2xlQW5hbHl0aWNzIjp7InRyYWNraW5nSWQiOiJVQS0zNDEzMzg4NC0xMyIsImV2ZW50cyI6eyJBRF9TVEFSVEVEIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tQWQiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fU1RBUlRFRCI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlZpZGVvLVBsYXkiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fRklSU1RfUVVBUlRJTEUiOnsiYWxpYXMiOiJWaWRlby0yNSUiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fTUlEX1BPSU5UIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tNTAlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlZJREVPX1RISVJEX1FVQVJUSUxFIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tNzUlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlZJREVPX0NPTVBMRVRFRCI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlZpZGVvLTEwMCUiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVVNFUl9QQVVTRSI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlBhdXNlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlVTRVJfUkVTVU1FIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiUmVzdW1lIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn19fSwiaGVhbHRoQW5hbHl0aWNzIjp7fX0sImh0bWw1Ijp0cnVlLCJ0b2tlbiI6ImV5SjBlWEFpT2lKS1YxUWlMQ0poYkdjaU9pSklVekkxTmlKOS5leUoyYVdRaU9pSTJOekkzT0RrNUlpd2lhWE56SWpvaWRreHliMEpCT1ZwQ1J6TktkMVIyWVU5c2FXSmlkRzlRWWpaTU5HcHhTbXdpTENKbGVIQWlPakUyTWpNNU16YzBPVFo5LlpxdkYzS2MzMnF2eFV0N2NtU1MwYkNoZ0pwUDFzY05jRVI1Q253N0tzY0UifQ%3D%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2013 6\/16\/21 &#8211; Wanda Prater is out as Chicago\u2019s Postmaster General, following months of mail delivery complaints, according to Congressman Bobby Rush.<\/p>\n<p>Rush says Eddie C. Morgan has replaced Prater, effective Saturday, June 12.<\/p>\n<p>In February,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/chicago-news\/us-rep-bobby-rush-chicago-usps-postmaster-should-step-down-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congressman Rush called for Prater\u2019s immediate resignation or firing<\/a>\u00a0after results of an Inspector General report found thousands of pieces of delayed mail unreported and hundreds of packages scanned incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p>A months-long audit from the office of inspector general also focused on the four worst-performing post offices in the Congressman\u2019s district; Auburn Park,\u00a0Henry McGee, Ashburn\u00a0and James E Worsham \u2014 all on the South Side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been an undeniable, unacceptable, and unprecedented breakdown in mail delivery over the past year, and unfortunately, my constituents have borne the brunt of it,\u201d said Rush.\u00a0 \u201cAfter a damning Inspector General investigation \u2014 and an equally damning lack of response from management to the investigation \u2014 I am encouraged that USPS has finally heeded my call for new leadership in Chicago.\u00a0 This is about getting a fresh perspective on the problems we are facing and the solutions for restoring first-class mail service to my constituents.\u201d Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/chicago-news\/chicago-usps-postmaster-out-after-delayed-mail-complaints\/\">WGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30735\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chicago-PM-Out-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chicago-PM-Out-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chicago-PM-Out-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chicago-PM-Out.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO \u2013 6\/16\/21 &#8211; Wanda Prater is out as Chicago\u2019s Postmaster General, following months of mail delivery complaints, according to Congressman Bobby Rush. Rush says Eddie C. Morgan has replaced Prater, effective Saturday, June 12. In February,\u00a0Congressman Rush called for Prater\u2019s immediate resignation or firing\u00a0after results of an Inspector General report found thousands of pieces [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-video-gallery","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30736,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30734\/revisions\/30736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}