Posted January 18, 2022

Help Save the Post Office!

Vote-by-Mail Depends on It!

This Wednesday, January 19!

Indivisible Illinois’ Vote-by-Mail Taskforce is hosting Porter McConnell, co-founder of the Save the Post Office Coalition, and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D–IL 5th District), who is actively involved in efforts to save the USPS, at this Wednesday’s 7:30 pm statewide Indivisible Illinois meeting. They will discuss the crisis within the US Postal Service. At the meeting, we’ll also have suggestions for actions to take to Save Our Post Office.

Since being appointed Postmaster General in 2020, Louis DeJoy has eliminated 64 million postal work hours and removed thousands of sorting machines and mail boxes. As a result, in Illinois, residents in places as different as Chicago and Danville sometimes receive mail only once or twice a week, yet thousands of Illinoisans rely on the Post Office for vote-by-mail and to receive vital medicine, checks, bills, etc. Just last week, there was more bad news concerning the future of the post office.

Vote-by-mail has been proven to increase voter participation, especially among low-turnout voters. If the Post Office fails, so does vote-by-mail! If you get mail, you won’t want to miss this meeting!

Go to http://bit.ly/3FBeSwB to register for the meeting, January 19, 7:30-9 pm CST.

Terry Maher

Terry Maher's journalism career spans four decades. After several years covering East Central Illinois for Crain's Chicago Business, her career shifted to writing, editing, and producing newsletters, annual reports, and exhibit catalogs for many departments and colleges at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Most recently, she was the press secretary and newsletter writer/editor for Bend the Arc Jewish Action Champaign-Urbana. Terry has also had a long career as a professional bassoonist. She is currently a member of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, on whose union orchestra committee she serves, and Heartland Festival Orchestra (Peoria). She lives in Champaign-Urbana.