The U.S. Postal Service is pausing the consolidation of mail processing facilities around Illinois until at least next year. Officials previously announced that the Processing and Distribution Centers in Champaign, Peoria and Springfield would be modernized in a cost cutting move. Outgoing mail would be processed in St. Louis and Chicago. Lawmakers and postal workers expressed concerns about delays caused by shipping mail out of state and the likelihood of the loss of jobs.

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