INVESTIGATION. THEY'RE NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO KILLED DODGE. EXPECT THE CLOSURE OF THE GREYHOUND STATION IN THE WEST LOOP IS SPARKING CONCERNS ABOUT BUS SERVICE AND CHICAGO'S PLACE ON THE WORLD STAGE. DO WE JUDGE JOHN LEWIS HAS DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL FALLOUT. >> GOOD EVENING. THE CITY IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEADLINE NOW FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. AND NOW WITH JUST 24 DAYS UNTIL THE GREYHOUND TERMINAL HERE IN THE WEST LOOP CLOSES PERMANENTLY, TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS HAVE COME OUT WITH A NEW REPORT TODAY SHOWING WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A CITY LIKE CHICAGO ON A GLOBAL VIEW TO LOSE ITS PERMANENT HUB FOR BUS PASSENGER 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. >> 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 WHEN GREYHOUND WAS SOLD IN 2021, IT STARTED A TIMER ON JUST HOW LONG THE CHICAGO TERMINAL WOULD REMAIN A TRANSIT HUB WITHOUT A NEW PRIVATE OWNER. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION. RIGHT NOW, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND ATLANTA ARE 3 OTHER MAJOR CITIES. >> PATRICK ELWOOD: THAT HAVE HAD SOME GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT. CHICAGO'S 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. HARD TO IMAGINE A GREAT TRANSPORTATION HUBS LIKE CHICAGO. WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS. PROFESSOR JOE SCHWIETERMAN IS A COAUTHOR OF THE REPORT AND SAID THE CITY COULD STILL STEP IN WITH A PERMANENT PLAN. BUT IN HIS EYES HAS SHOWN LITTLE INTEREST IN DOING SO. THIS IS A GREAT >> CHANCE FOR THE MAYOR TO SHINE YOU SERVING DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. THAT'S A PERFECT WAY OF HIM SAYING EVERYBODY DESERVES A SAFE AND CLEAN TERMINAL WHEN THEY TRAVEL REGARDLESS OF YOUR INCOME. FOR SOME REASON, THE ISSUE JUST HASN'T RISEN HIS ATTENTION. I THINK TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING GETS DONE. >> SEAN LEWIS: AND WITH A PRICE TAG OF BETWEEN 20 40 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE BUS TERMINAL, THE CITY SAYS IT IS NOT INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THAT FULL REPORT. WE HAVE IT NOW LISTED AT WGN TV DOT COM. >>LE IWIN S,T HEWG WN ESNTEW LS