The sun is just beginning to rise over the farm fields of the Herscher school district, 70 miles southwest of Chicago, but the youngest passengers on Bus 24 are already buzzing with excitement. The second, third and fourth graders climb aboard right on ...

Five people were killed, including three students, after a fiery collision in Illinois between a semitruck and a school bus. According to the Illinois State Police, the collision happened around 11:30 a.m. when the bus unexpectedly crossed the center line ...