Services
Regular Maintenance and Safety Checks
Cook-Illinois school buses are inspected and maintained to high standards by our certified mechanics in all of our full service maintenance facilities.
At Cook-Illinois we make sure that every bus that travels on the road is in the best mechanical condition.
Centralized Management and Cost Control
Our companies are completely integrated at our Oak Forest corporate headquarters where we also house our centralized accounting, purchasing, human resources, and technology support.
Our state of the art computerized mapping and routing technology allows us to run our bus fleets with the utmost efficiency, thus enabling us to reduce costs to your school districts.
Large Modernized Fleet
Cook-Illinois operates over 2,200 school buses that service over 200 school districts. With over 2,200 certified drivers we safely deliver thousands of children to school everyday. We operate only the newest equipment and are continuously updating our fleet to provide the safest, most efficient, and cost effective transportation possible.
“Our safety record is recognized as one of the best in the business ”
- John Benish Jr. – COO
Subsidiaries
- Alpha School Bus
- American-Frankfort
- American-Orland Park
- Chicago Bus Sales
- Cook County School Bus
- Grand Prairie – Elk Grove
- Grand Prairie – Lockport
- Grand Prairie – Willow Springs
- Illinois School Bus
- Kickert School Bus
- Lakeside Transportation
- North Shore Transit
- Paige Bus Enterprises
- RichLee Vans – Arlington Heights
- RichLee Vans – Aurora
- RichLee Vans – Chicago Ridge
- RichLee Vans – Villa Park
- Westway Coach – Lemont
- Westway Coach – Villa Park
Recent News
Jonny Cohen and GreenShields Featured on Youth Services America
Cook-Illinois Corporation is proud to help Jonny Cohen of Highland Park as he and the GreenShields t
May 9, 2012 read moreCook-Illinois Wellness Initiatives featured on CBS News
See Derrick Blakley's feature story on Cook-Illinois' wellness initiatives by clicking on the video
April 30, 2012 read moreBus Drivers Stop Sitting Idle – from SouthTown Star
American School Bus Drivers featured in Southtown Star for their wellness initiatives. See the enti
April 24, 2012 read more