Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of ...

A 14-year-old boy with special needs is safe after a school bus driver found him wandering the streets during cold ...

Some critics argue pushing the bell back later would create a logistical nightmare for buses and for parents' work schedules ...

An Illinois state lawmaker has filed legislation calling for closer oversight of school buses following a multi-part NBC 5 Responds investigation that uncovered a fleet of uninsured, unsafe school ...

The legislation, which most recently was introduced last fall but died, seeks the required installation of three-point ...

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST)— ...

Chicago area utility ComEd is set to become the latest utility to explore the benefits of V2G technology using electric school buses.

The bills, which could be heard in committee this week, would not require a blanket policy, so districts would be able to regulate their cellphone ban policies as much or ...

From “locked” pouches to exceptions for educational purposes, southwestern Illinois schools’ cell phone policies are diverse.