Illinois Supreme Court
E.W. v. the Board of Education of East St. Louis School District No.189
June 25, 20262026 IL 131757
Summary
The Illinois Supreme Court held that section 29‑4 of the School Code requires a district to provide transportation to nonpublic schoolchildren only at points along its existing regular bus routes and does not obligate the district to modify or create new routes. Accordingly, the circuit court’s summary‑judgment ruling in favor of the Board of Education was affirmed and the appellate court’s reversal was reversed. The Court applied a de novo standard of review to the statutory construction.