After a gas giveaway in Chicago led to major traffic jams near a number of city gas stations, Chicago businessman Willie Wilson has announced plans to do it again – this time upping the amount from $200,000 to $1 million.
After a gas giveaway in Chicago led to major traffic jams near a number of city gas stations, Chicago businessman Willie Wilson has announced plans to donate free gas to residents once again - this time upping the amount from $200,000 to $1 million.
“The need among the community is so great," Wilson, a businessman and former mayoral candidate in Chicago, said in a statement."Soaring gas prices have caused a hardship for too many of our citizens. The average price of regular gas has gone well over $4 a gallon for the first time in nearly 14 years and is now up nearly 50 percent from last year. The war in Ukraine, a ban on Russian oil, and high taxes are contributing to rising fuel prices.
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