Amazon’s drone ambitions are about to reshape Chicago’s south suburbs

# Amazon's Delivery Drones Are Coming to Chicago Suburbs This Spring Amazon plans to start delivering small packages by drone to homes in Chicago's south suburbs starting this spring or summer, meaning residents in the area will see autonomous aircraft flying overhead whether they order from the program or not. The company's approved drones weigh about 85 pounds each, carry up to 5-pound packages, and fly up to 400 feet high at speeds around 73 mph. This is part of Amazon's larger plan to deliver 500 million packages annually by drone within the next decade across the United States.