Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 3620/2. Definitions

(A) “Mass transit carrier” means any carrier which transports persons by means available to the general public over scheduled routes within a certain geographical area, excluding charter operations, school buses, interstate carriers and intrastate carriers while not providing transportation services pursuant to contracts with any local mass transit system.

(B) “Mass transit employee” means those persons who operate transit vehicles or otherwise deal directly with the public in the conduct of mass transit business.