Northwest suburban school district says its propane buses are the fleet of the future
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman took a ride on one of the district's propane-powered yellow buses, which have a green goal.
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Bus companies, school districts offer higher bonuses in effort to hire more drivers
Bonuses up to $5,000 is being offered as districts continue to struggle with bus driver shortage.
3-year-old boy hit and killed by school bus in Cary identified as Samuel Huddleston
At the time of the accident, one student was on the school bus in addition to the driver.
3-year-old struck, killed by school bus in Cary
The child died at the scene.
3-year-old hit, killed by school bus in Cary
At the time of the accident, one student was on the school bus in addition to the driver.
Two hospitalized in crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive at 57th
A school bus was among the vehicles involved in the crash.
Drivers receive earned bonuses from CPS after months of waiting
An update to a story we first brought you Only on 2.
Bus driver has yet to receive promised bonus from CPS for good attendance
A bus driver tells us another payday has passed without the big bonus promised by Chicago Public Schools.
Demand for school bus drivers grows as many have yet to receive promised bonuses
"You're dangling this carrot in front of me then when I get close, you snatch it away."
Gary Police will crack down on drivers ignoring school bus stop signs
Beginning Monday officers will be cracking down on drivers blowing through those stop signs. This is to coincide with the end of spring break.
'I Was Like Oh My Gosh, What Just Happened?' Says 12-Year-Old Girl Who Helped Little Brothers Off School Bus Before It Was Hit By Metra Train
A 12-year-old girl on Friday night was reeling from a ride home from school she'll never forget – after she helped everyone get out safely before her school bus was slammed into by a Metra train in Orland Park.
Metra Train Hits School Bus In Orland Park
Orland Fire Protection District Chief Michael Schofield said the bus driver's quick thinking helped prevent anyone on the bus from getting hurt. Five students were on the bus at the time.
Mom Disturbed After Video Shows ComEd Truck Going Around School Bus With Stop Sign Out In Lincolnshire
The rules of the road are meant to protect our kids when commuting to and from school – so if a school bus has a stop sign out on a two-lane road, you are to stop. But a north suburban mom said the driver of a utility truck did not do that when her student came home.
Chicago Ridge Grandmother Furious After Nonverbal Boy With Autism Was Unaccounted For On School Bus For An Hour And 40 Minutes
A Chicago Ridge grandmother is outraged after her nonverbal 4-1/2-year-old grandson was unaccounted for over a period of an hour and 40 minutes, when he was supposed to be on a school bus heading home.
20 School Buses Vandalized In North Aurora
Twenty school buses were vandalized over the weekend in North Aurora.
2 Kids, 1 Adult Escape School Bus Fire On Near West Side
Three people, including two kids, escaped a school bus fire Thursday morning on the Near West Side.
Reopening Classrooms Isn't Only Question Facing Schools; How Will Kids Get There Safely?
Parents in Munster, Indiana, will have a decision to make this August: to bus or not to bus?
Multiple People Hospitalized After School Bus, CTA Bus Crash At 79th And Cottage Grove
Multiple people were taken to area hospitals Monday afternoon in an accident involving a school bus and a CTA bus at 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.
Chicago Heights Bus Driver Reports Bullying On Board, Says District Is Silent 'It Makes No Sense'
"This is the district's thought to put these kids together. It makes absolutely no sense."
Indiana Woman Appealing Conviction In Fatal School Bus Crash
Court documents show Shepherd told police she saw the lights but didn't recognize the vehicle as a school bus until the children were right in front of her.
4 Adults Injured In Crash Involving School Bus, 2 Other Vehicles At 79th Street, Stony Island And South Chicago Avenues
A school bus and at least two other vehicles were involved in an accident Thursday evening at the busy intersection of Stony Island Avenue, 79th Street, and South Chicago Avenue.
Girl, 14, Hit By School Bus In Auburn Gresham
A 14-year-old girl was hit by a school bus in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood late Wednesday afternoon.
School Bus Aide Charged With Hitting Special Needs Student, Knocking Out Two Teeth
Jean Micklevitz, 63, is charged with aggravated battery of a child. She was arrested Wednesday and was released after posting 10% of her $30,000 bail.
Orland Park Parents Demand Answers After Son Fatally Struck By School Bus
An Orland Park man died after getting hit by a school bus mirror.
School Bus Driver Details Frustrations Over Drivers Ignoring Stop Arms
A driver blowing past a school bus in Indiana killed three siblings crossing the street last October. Bus stops might be empty for several more weeks, but the Morning Insiders are already looking ahead to back to school.
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Man accused of shooting Chicago Police officer 3 times in 'ambush' held on $2 million bond
He yelled "there go police right there," jumped in front of them, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said.
Mother begs for justice after no answers in shooting that killed her 5-month-old daughter
"That's my child. I felt every kick."
90-year-old man shot, critically wounded in Lawndale
A 90-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in Lawndale Saturday morning.
Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Security cameras capture killer in homicide in West Pullman
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
Chosen Few picnic returns to Jackson Park
The annual house music festival features top deejays from Chicago and around the world.
Crowds pack Navy Pier for holiday fireworks display
Navy Pier's fireworks show's explosive grand finale wowed the crowds for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and lit up Chicago's lakefront to kick off the holiday weekend.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Quiet and summerlike weekend, but storms possible late on July 4th
Those storms linger in the forecast for most of the next week.
Operation Dry Water to target boating under the influence in Indiana during holiday weekend
Alcohol is the leading contributing factor in recreational boating deaths.
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Man accused of shooting Chicago Police officer 3 times in 'ambush' held on $2 million bond
He yelled "there go police right there," jumped in front of them, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said.
Mother begs for justice after no answers in shooting that killed her 5-month-old daughter
"That's my child. I felt every kick."
90-year-old man shot, critically wounded in Lawndale
A 90-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in Lawndale Saturday morning.
Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Security cameras capture killer in homicide in West Pullman
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
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Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
Unfounded suspicious activity reports target Arabs, Muslims in routine activities, report shows
The report confirms what many have suspected for decades: being suspicious has less to do with what a person is doing, and more to do with what they look like.
Five years after her brother's murder, one Chicago woman learns justice will never come
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
Dixmoor Treasurer Anthony McCaskill arrested after fireworks complaint in Harvey
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Woman without one document for foreign citizenship application, broken forklift blamed
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
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Indiana transgender girl athlete raises voice against school sports ban
Transgender girls in Indiana are now banned from playing on girls' teams at schools in that state.
Chicago's Arab American community launches campaign to end racial profiling
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
Supreme Court limits EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
Supreme Court says Biden can end "Remain in Mexico" rule for asylum-seekers
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
Biden says he'd support eliminating filibuster to codify Roe
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
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Flight delays and cancellations are expected to be a disaster this holiday weekend
Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
After losing rental income, Chicago man gets stuck with long wait from state assistance program
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Kroger, Walgreens recall pain medications over faulty child-proofing
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woman loses $17,000 in gift card scam perpetrated by Microsoft security impostor
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
Getting Hosed: D.C. has an app to warn customers of high water usage; could Chicago use the same?
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
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New Indiana law aims to address state's nursing shortage
The Indiana Hospital Association said the state will still need about 5,000 more nurses by 2031.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois prepares for huge spike in demand for abortion services
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin doctors halt abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
COVID-19 vaccines to be available for younger children soon, but many parents still hesitant
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
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Employees go on strike at Starbucks on Ridge Avenue in Edgewater
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
Billionaire Ken Griffin moving Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel to Miami
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
Chicago company using fungi from Yellowstone to grow vegan protein products
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
Black-owned and operated craft coffee shop works to expand, and to inspire entrepreneurs
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
Kellogg to split into three companies, with snack division headquarters in Chicago
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
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White Sox takes win over Giants 1-0 heading into Game 2 of series
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
Morel homers in 3rd straight game, Cubs beat Red Sox
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
Back home again, this time with Chicago Dogs, outfielder Charlie Tilson hoping to earn his way back to MLB
New Trier High School alum and former Chicago White Sox player Charlie Tilson saw his first shot in the major leagues derailed by injury.
Bulls reportedly sign All-Star Zach LaVine to max contract extension, at five years, $215 million
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Wisdom's slam, 6 RBIs lift Cubs over Reds
Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam and a solo homer en route to a career-high six RBIs, rookie Christopher Morel had a career-high five hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
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Chicago July 4 Fireworks 2022: Where and when to watch shows around the area
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
Rhapsody Theater celebrates grand opening in historic Rogers Park space
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
Volunteer men's chorus The Jolly Boys celebrate 75 years performing
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Chicago's Jennifer Hudson is now part of exclusive EGOT club with Tony win for 'A Strange Loop'
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
Jury awards millions to Johnny Depp, less to Amber Heard in libel suits
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
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Fireworks explode inside Irving Park mailbox
Investigators are trying to figure out who blew up a mailbox with fireworks on Chicago's Northwest Side. It happened at Elston Avenue in Irving Park. Police says omeone lit fireworks and dropped them inside Saturday evening. No one was hurt by the explosion.
Security cameras capture killer in homicide in West Pullman
Chicago Police are asking for help catching a killer.
Suburban Hoffman Estates celebrates July 4th with pride
Residents say the parade was greatly missed during the pandemic.
Chosen Few picnic returns to Jackson Park
The annual house music festival features top deejays from Chicago and around the world.
Man accused of shooting Chicago Police officer 3 times in 'ambush' held on $2 million bond
He yelled "there go police right there," jumped in front of them, and fired multiple times, prosecutors said.
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