Morgan replaced the previous embattled postmaster, Wanda Prater, in June. That move came after complaints from congressmen, aldermen and the local mail workers union about delivery delays that U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said amounted to an “absolute, abject, total, undeniable failure.” Prater had been postmaster since 2018, overseeing Chicago’s more than 4,300 employees and 2,100 routes.
