In perhaps one of the biggest head-scratchers we've heard this week, a man made like the Teen Cop and impersonated a CTA bus driver, uniform and all, taking a CTA bus out on a joyride and even picked up passengers. The suspect, who apparently swiped a uniform from an acquaintance and successfully started and operated the bus, taking it out on the road. The Tribune reports the man took the bus out for about four hours last Wednesday night and the GPS on the bus shows he drove between the CTA's 103rd Street garage and 95th Street, apparently stopping to pick up passengers along the way. Things unraveled for the man when he returned the bus to the garage: more ›

Today, Gov. Quinn signed into a law a bill that falls under the "This should be common sense" umbrella. The law requires school bus drivers to check the bus to make sure there are no children left on board after each trip. Of course, the new law was inspired by actual events, when a 4-year-old autistic boy was left on board his school bus. The Tribune revisits that incident: more ›