Keeping a package addressed to someone else is considered mail theft, according to the USPS, and is punishable by up to $250,000 in fines or up to five years in prison, according to legalclarity.org.

It's the season of holiday shopping and stolen mail. Is it okay to keep a misdelivered package in Illinois, though?

You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your phone, showing the package had arrived. But when you open your doors, the parcel is nowhere to be found. If ...