The Greyhound bus station at 630 W. Harrison St. is seen on Aug. 27, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) By Sarah Freishtat | Chicago Tribune UPDATED: August 27, 2024 at 5:42 PM CDT ...

Greyhound’s lease at the station on Harrison Street near downtown was set to expire Sunday, sparking months of efforts to find a suitable alternate site to serve bus passengers in Chicago.

Greyhound has threatened that it would not be able to renew its lease at the station, which the company lost in its takeover by Germany-based FlixMobility in 2021.

Just five days before Chicago’s Greyhound bus station was set to close, its parent company has figured out a temporary fix to keep the service in the city for the time being.

Chicago, America’s third-biggest city, is on the verge of losing its only intercity bus terminal, jeopardizing access for many low-income, elderly and minority travelers with few other ...

Moving bus operations to outside Union Station would allow passengers to use Union Station’s restrooms and Great Hall as shelter from inclement weather, Roberson said. Greyhound already has a ...

In addition to Greyhound itself, the Chicago station is served by Burling Trailways, FlixBus, and Barons Bus. Greyhound has been losing its stations since 2021, when its parent company sold them ...

The new bus station, to be constructed by Barons and shared by Greyhound, will be located in an overflow parking lot next to the GCRTA's Brookpark Rapid Station at 17510 Brookpark Road.