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Peeved Patron Plugs Postal Worker Resident Shoots Chicago Postal Worker for Allegedly Delivering the Mail Too Late The Associated Press CHICAGO A postal worker in Chicago was shot in the leg late Tuesday after a resident along his postal route allegedly became angry that he was delivering the mail too late. Police said Denny Robinson, 31, was delivering mail around 6:30 p.m. in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood when he was shot in the thigh. Robinson was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment for the non-life-threatening injury. Authorities said witnesses reported hearing a person yelling the postal worker was delivering...

Post office delivers letter 52 years late BY FRANK SOJAK The Tribune-Democrat — Whoever sent this letter with a 3-cent stamp was overcharged. The missive to a young man in Ferndale just arrived – 52 years late. The letter, postmarked Oct. 26, 1954, presumably was lost in the mail. Brian McAteer, who resides at the Ferndale Avenue home now, said he was shocked when the letter, encased in a large, United States Postal Service window envelope, allowing the address to be seen, arrived at his home a couple weeks ago. The letter had a return address of Fieldstone Avenue in...