Carol Stream closing won’t affect East Aurora mail sorting center

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Updated: August 4, 2011 4:20PM

CAROL STREAM — U.S. Postal Service officials say a district office in suburban Chicago will close and 134 jobs will be eliminated. But it won’t have an effect on the mail processing center on Aurora’s far East Side.

The move to close the district administration offices in Carol Stream is part of an effort to save about $750 million annually. Several district closures nationwide are expected.

Postal Service spokesman Sean Hargadon said suburban mail will still be processed out of the Carol Stream processing center and the closing won’t affect mail service or delivery times.

Also, the Carol Stream post office will stay open.

“The Carol Stream sorting facility isn’t closing,” said Jim Mruk, manager of public affairs for the Great Lakes area for the Postal Service.

He said the change would not affect either the sorting facility in Aurora or the services customers receive.

“The district administrative office is closing, but it ... won’t have any impact on mail delivery and it won’t have any impact on your ability to go to the post office and mail a piece of Priority Mail or ship a package,” he said.