CHICAGO (WLS) — A parking nightmare involving mail trucks on Chicago’s North Side may soon be solved with a new lease at a nearby lot. For months, the ABC7 I-Team observed U.S. Postal Service vehicles illegally parked, blocking vision and stop signs for drivers near the USPS Lincoln Park Annex on Clark Street.
The issue has escalated from the alderman all the way to Congress.
Each time the I-Team checked, truck after truck after truck were seen blocking bike lanes and stop signs, reducing visibility for drivers and pedestrians. The postal vehicles are parked near two neighborhood schools.
“The parents and students at the local school have talked about the near misses that have taken place because of the blind spots and the inability for kids to walk across an intersection safely,” U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley told the I-Team.
The Democrat represents much of Lincoln Park and says the Postal Service knew six years ago they were losing one of their parking lots
