Here is the link for the Pace Bus, you can click on it and see the various schedules and maps, unfortunately most of them will head toward the train station, or downtown Wheaton, rather than the First Care Center which is located at 1219 Butterfield Road in Wheaton. Is your mother-in-law a Senior Citizen, she could then qualify for reduced cab fare. Has she approached an of the other employees to see if they would be interested in earning extra money? If she is younger, she may want to think about riding a bike there is the Prairie Path that runs along Butterfield Road. Here is the link for the Pace Bus system: http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/default.asp

With the way the real estate market is today maybe you can hire a Realtor and pay them cash. I'm sure you'll find someone who's willing.

I would first call the township office and maybe the village hall, as many provide a cheap service like you want. Next I would see if someone she works at could pick her up and you could pay them some gas money. Otherwise the link to the Metra/Pace/RTA site is on the first page of my website. How about a getting her a moped, bicycle or a Harley? :-)