Volunteer Bonzell Scott pumps gas Thursday at a BP station in Oak Forest as part of Willie Wilson's $1 million gas giveaway.
He and hundreds of other drivers lined up outside a BP station in Oak Forest got a bit of a break during a $1 million gas giveaway Thursday spread among nearly 50 stations in Chicago and the suburbs. Volunteers working on behalf of Chicago businessman Willie Wilson, who sponsored the gas giveaway, operated the pumps and issued tickets to drivers when they started lining up long before the 7 a.m. start time.At a news conference Thursday afternoon in Harvey, Wilson said he’s contemplating a third giveaway.The expanded giveaway came after Wilson last week gave away $200,000 in free gas at a select number of stations in Chicago.
A line of cars over two miles long on Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest wait for free gas Thursday morning.
Question, what did the increased police presence across Chicago cost the residents? Why couldn’t Willie Wilson hand out $50 gas cards if he wanted to help people with high fuel prices instead of this wasteful stunt that tied up traffic and burned 1000s of gallons while waiting?