A bus company in Illinois is being investigated after sending out an offensive email ad to customers boasting that they “won’t feel like you’re in China…
A bus company in Illinois is being investigated after sending out an offensive email ad to customers boasting that they “won’t feel like you’re in China when you’re on our buses,” authorities said.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a subpoena on Monday to Champaign-based Suburban Express, which offers bus services primarily to college students traveling between Chicago and its suburbs. Madigan said she’s seeking documents and records to determine if the company violated the state’s Human Right Act, which bars public accommodations from being denied to people based on their age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.
“I am concerned that this advertisement may reflect that Suburban Express is discriminating against potential customers,” Madigan said . “Under the law, access to transportation must not be impacted or based on a person’s race or national origin.”
The subpoena follows multiple reports that the company emailed an advertisement to customers on Saturday offering them to buy their tickets early for their treks home in December. According to the email, which was obtained by the Chicago Tribune, “customer-friendly policies” and no fees for baggage were among the reasons why potential customers should pick Suburban.
