Governor Bruce Rauner announced this year’s Holiday Card Drive for the Military will be done in partnership with the United Service Organizations of Illinois.  Rauner said, “A small token of appreciation, a holiday card, does so much to lift the spirits of service members serving far away from home over the holidays.  I encourage our citizens, from schoolchildren to retirees, to send their thoughts of gratitude to our service men and women.”  Holiday cards will be accepted through mail delivery only from now through November 30^th at USO of Illinois, 333 South Wabash Avenue, 16^th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.  With service members serving throughout the world, including many remote locations, and the additional holiday mail, it is important to send holiday cards and gifts to service members as early as possible to ensure they arrive before the holidays.  The United States Postal Service recommends the following holiday mail deadlines for service members serving overseas.  For Standard Post, send it as soon as possible, as the deadline was November 7^th.  For Space Available Mail, the deadline is November 25^th.  The deadline for Parcel Airlift Mail is December 3^rd, while Priority Mail is December 10^th, except for AE ZIP 093, which is December 3^rd.  First-class letters and cards is also December 10^th, except for AE ZIP 093, which is still December 3^rd.  Priority Mail Express Military Service has a deadline of December 17^th and this service is not available to AE ZIP 093.