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District 161 costs rise; Bus company points to labor shortage and higher fuel rates

Flossmoor School District 161 will pay 20% more for bus transportation in the 2022-23 academic year, after the board approved a contract with Kickert School Bus Lines at its meeting on Monday, May 9.

In its contract renewal, the district agreed to pay $152,000 more, for a total of about $909,700. That cost includes 15 buses picking up and dropping off children over 30 routes.

Additional bus runs for extracurriculars and field trips are charged…

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