>> ALSO THE NEWS ON THIS TUESDAY. CHICAGO'S GREYHOUND STATION ON THE ROAD TO CLOSING NEXT MONTH. THAT WOULD LEAVE THE CITY WITHOUT A CENTRAL HUB FOR INTERSTATE BUS SERVICE. WGN. SEAN LEWIS IS LIVE IN THE WEST LOOP WITH MORE ON THE CONCERNS. SEAN. >> AND DEAN UP AT THE CITY'S KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEADLINE NOW FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. AND NOW WITH JUST 24 DAYS BEFORE THE GREYHOUND STATION IS CLOSED HERE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS ARE RELEASING A NEW REPORT AT THIS HOUR SHOWING WHAT IT MEANS FOR A CITY LIKE CHICAGO TO LOSE ITS PERMANENT HOME FOR BUS SERVICE. SINCE THE 1980'S. THE TERMINAL AT HARRISON AND JEFFERSON HAS BEEN A CROSSROADS FOR BUS SERVICE. GREYHOUND SLICK SPOTS AND 2 OTHER COMPANIES. >> PATRICK ELWOOD: CURRENTLY RUN MORE THAN 50 BUSES A DAY FROM HERE OR REALLY GETTING DOWN TO THE WIRE. BETTER STREET. CHICAGO IS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF INTERCITY BUS SERVICE. >> SEAN LEWIS: WHEN GREYHOUND WAS SOLD MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO, IT STARTED A TIMER ON JUST HOW LONG THE CHICAGO BUS TERMINAL WOULD REMAIN A TRANSIT HUB WITHOUT A NEW PRIVATE OWNER OR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND ATLANTA ARE 3 OTHER MAJOR CITIES WHO HAVE HAD SOME GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE PAST. >> CHICAGO IS ONE OF THE LAST MAJOR TERMINALS THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS AT THIS POINT. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN NATIONALLY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WARNING FOR. A NEW REPORT RELEASED JUST TODAY COMPARES THE WORLD'S 130 LARGEST CITIES, CHICAGO AT 114. >> WOULD BECOME THE ONLY ONE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE NOT TO HAVE AN INTER-CITY BUS TERMINAL. TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS SAY WHILE THE LIGHTFOOT ADMINISTRATION DID APPLY FOR A FEDERAL GRANT AND WAS DENIED THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE VERY LITTLE IN THEIR EYES. >> SEAN LEWIS: THEY SAY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION ACROSS THE STREET FROM UNION STATION IS NOT FEASIBLE LONG-TERM AND ULTIMATELY WOULD LEAD TO FEWER OPTIONS FOR BUS PASSENGERS. THIS IS A MAJOR HUB. SO TOO, ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE STOP OVER AND CONNECT TO DIFFERENT BUSES. >> AND THE FACILITY IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR THOSE RIDERS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT MEANS THEY HAVE. INDOOR SPACE TO SAY THAT HAS AMENITIES. THEY'RE NOT ON THE STREET AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IN A CITY LIKE CHICAGO, THEY'RE PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER. >> PATRICK ELWOOD: WITH A PRICE TAG OF BETWEEN 20 40 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE BUS TERMINAL. THE CITY SAYS IT IS NOT INTERESTED IN BUY NOW THE AUTHOR THIS NEW REPORT JUST RELEASED AT THIS HOUR. ONE OF AUTHORS HAS SOME WORDS FOR MAYOR JOHNSON ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES HERE AT THE GREYHOUND BUS TERMINAL WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT. COMING UP. THE NEWS STARTING AT 5 O'CLOCK FOR NOW. WE'RE LIVE IN THE WEST LOOP. SEAN