5 to Know: A bus driver is "blessed to be alive" after being shot while driving a group of students back to school on Chicago's West Side, one of the last shootings during the violent month of September. Full story: http://nbcchi.com/W44lCNJ | NBC Chicago

A deadly crash on an Illinois highway involving a school bus carrying a girls basketball team. What we have learned so far on the tragic accident. And shocking video showing an attack that sent a man flying into oncoming traffic. Plus, have you ever heard the phrase "Be the guinea pig?" What about "beat a dead horse?" PETA wants to change some of these common phrases and they've offered up a few alternatives. That and more in today's rundown: http://nbcchi.com/KWiVV4d | NBC Chicago