A $1 million gas giveaway is set for Thursday. But the southwest suburb of Alsip managed to stop philanthropist Willie Wilson from bringing his free fill-ups there.
But as CBS 2's Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, some police departments want nothing to do with the giveaway. But we have learned that Chicago Police will not allow people to line up early and block traffic for the giveaway, and two south suburbs have told Wilson to take his gas giveaway somewhere else.
Miller said if Wilson had reached out to the Village of Alsip before announcing the gas giveaway, he'd recommend going with gift cards instead. Wilson said Tuesday night that if people are willing to sit and wait, then there's a need – emphasizing that people need gas in their cars to get to work and can't afford it."I'm probably going have to do it again, because gas prices are supposed to go up," Wilson said,"and if it goes up, I'm compelled to help."In Chicago, there are a few restrictions, most notably that vehicles will not be allowed to line up early.
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