Willie Wilson Plans Second $1 Million Gas Giveaway At 50 Stations

Chicago IL

19 March, 2022

12:18 AM

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CHICAGO — Dr. Willie Wilson is planning a second gas giveaway at 50 locations throughout Chicago and the suburbs starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 24, in response to soaring gas prices due to the war in Ukraine and ban on Russian oil. The former mayoral candidate, humanitarian and businessman is being joined by gas station owners Khalil Abdullah and Amin Ibrahim. Motorists swarmed to ten gas stations in Chicago on St. Patrick's Day for Wilson's $200,000 gas give away, snarling traffic and tying up Chicago police officers' time. One Chicago alderman called the giveaway "reckless" and "irresponsible." Wilson is planning to give away $1 million in gasoline on March 24. All 50 participating gas stations have agreed to lower their gasoline prices. Motorists will receive $50 worth of gasoline pumped by a volunteer, and a notepad from Wilson. He invites the news media, elected officials and clergy to volunteer at their local gas station to pump gas. "The need among our community is so great. Soaring gas prices have caused a hardship for too many of our citizens," Wilson said in a news release. The average price of regular gas has gone well over $4 a gallon in nearly 14 years and is now up nearly 50 percent from the past year." Here is the full list of participating gas stations on March 24: Chicago Super Save - 48 E. Garfield Blvd. Citgo - 9115 S. Stony Island Ave. Marathon - 1839 E. 95th St. Citgo - 1345 N. Pulaski Rd. Mobil - 2800 S. Kedzie Ave. Super Save - 9811 S. Halsted St. BP - 4359 N. Pulaski Rd. Marathon - 340 S. Sacramento Blvd. Falcon - 43 North Homan Ave. Super Save - 11100 S. State St. Citgo - 6700 S. Cottage Grove Ave. BP - 7600 South Chicago Ave. BP - 3101 S. Michigan Ave. BP - 3955 N. Western Ave. BP - 4244 S. Wentworth Ave. Shell - 2477 S. Archer Ave. BP - 3047 S. Halsted Ave. Citgo - 501 W. 31st St. Amoco - 4401 W. Roosevelt Rd. BP - 342 E. 35th St. Shell - 6434 W. Archer Ave. Suburbs Mobil - 1950 Green Bay Rd. - Evanston Super Save - 101 W. Madison - Maywood Falcon - 18280 S. Pulaski - Country Club Hills Falcon - 8702 S. Roberts Rd. - Hickory Hills Citgo - 13801 S. Halsted - Riverdale Exxon Mobil - 1421 E. Sibley Blvd. - Dolton BP - 15857 S. Halsted - Harvey BP - 11201 W. Cermak Rd. - Westchester Phillips - 9340 Irving Park Rd. - Schiller Park BP - 5201 W. Cermak Rd. - Cicero Amoco - 1700 N. Mannheim - Stone Park Mobil - 1101 N. La Grange Rd. - La Grange Park Mobil - 9401 W. Higgins - Rosemont Citgo - 15221 S. Halsted - Phoenix BP - 5548 W. 159th St. - Oak Forest Citgo - 11901 S. Marshfield - Calumet Park Shell - 11725 S. Pulaski - Alsip Shell - 2474 Thatcher - River Grove BP - 17th and Bataan - Broadview Thornton's - 147th and Dixie - Dixmoor Thornton's - 1125 25th Ave. - Bellwood Shell - 385 Sauk Trail - Park Forest Shell - 4555 N. Nagle - Harwood Heights