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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Updated: School Bus Flipped Over, 11 Taken To Area Hospitals

Eleven girls from Libertyville High School were taken to area hospitals after their school bus crashed into a pickup truck in Grayslake Saturday morning.

***** Updated Oct. 22, 2:45 p.m. All of the students and the coach involved in Saturday's bus accident in Grayslake have been treated and released from area medical facilities. No one suffered serious injuries, according to a statement released by Community High School District 128. ***** A crash between a school bus filled with 11 girls from Libertyville and a pick up truck sent all the teens to local hospitals with minor injuries. Members of the Libertyville High School volleyball team were headed to Woodstock for a tournament when their bus crashed into a pick up truck on Route 83 in Grayslake this morning.  "The bus was hit and flipped on its side," said Sgt. Scott Heimos of the Grayslake Police Department. The accident occured at 7:41…

Hair2style

8:08 am on Friday, October 28, 2011

Luckily the physical injuries were minor, although emotional ones could linger. Without a doubt this was a very scary incident! Was the driver of the bus investigated to see if he/she was impaired in any way?   more ›

Monday, August 15, 2011

Pace Bus Adds 30 New Stops in Libertyville

Pace bus services will change to a posted-stop-only policy in late August. Flag stops no longer will be in effect.

The Pace Bus route that operates through Libertyville will change to a posted-stop policy in late August. This new policy will ensure better on-time performance, according to Pace officials. “Route 572 is the longest we have operating in Lake County,” said Pace spokesman Patrick Wilmot. “Between that and the amount of traffic the route encounters, it’s important to try to use posted stops as a tool to improve on-time performance.” Route 572, which runs from Vernon Hills to Waukegan, previously had a flag-stop policy. Buses consistently made stops because riders could “hop on” anywhere along the route the driver deems safe to stop. “There are a lot of things that can affect on-time performance,” Wilmot said. “Frequent stopping is one of …

Gary J

9:31 am on Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Ah, spoke too soon. :) There's a picture/PDF attachment above for those who need the list. Gare   more ›

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