Chicago businessman Willie Wilson announces $1 million gas giveaway after Thursday's chaotic event

Businessman Willie Wilson to host second gas giveaway next Thursday

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Chicago mayoral candidate and businessman Dr. Willie Wilson is holding a second gas giveaway and and this time it's worth $1 million. 

On Thursday, Wilson donated $200,000 in gas at select locations, causing huge traffic backups at 10 gas stations across the city. Too many people were trying to cut the line -- resulting in police, at one point, closing a gas station temporarily.

The second giveaway will take place on March 24 starting at 7 a.m. 

Each vehicle will get $50 in gas. 

The following gas stations will be participating until the $1 million is exhausted:

• Super Save, 48 E. Garfield Blvd., Chicago

• Citgo, 9155 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago

• Marathon 1839 E. 95th St., Chicago

• Citgo 1345 N. Pulaski Rd.

• Mobil, 2800 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago

• Super Save, 9811 S. Halsted St., Chicago

• BP, 4359 N. Pulaski Rd, Chicago

• Marathon, 340 S. Sacramento Blvd., Chicago

• Falcon, 43 N. Homan Ave., Chicago

• Mobil, 1950 Green Bay Rd., Evanston

• Super Save, 101 W. Madison St., Maywood

• Super Save, 11100 S. State St., Chicago

• Falcon, 18280 S. Pulaski Rd., Country Club Hills

• Citgo, 6700 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago

• BP, 7600 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago

• Falcon, 8702 S. Roberts Rd., Hickory Hills

• Citgo, 13801 S. Halsted St., Riverdale

• Exxon Mobil, 1421 E. Sibley Blvd., Dolton

• BP, 15857 S. Halsted St., Harvey

• BP, 11201 W. Cermak Rd., Westchester

• BP, 3101 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago

• Phillips, 9340 Irving Park Rd., Schiller Park

• BP, 5201 W. Cermak Rd., Cicero

• BP, 3955 N. Western Ave., Chicago

• BP, 4244 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago

• Amoco. 1700 N. Mannheim Rd., Stone Park

• Mobil, 1101 N. La Grange Rd. La Grange Park

• Shell, 2477 S. Archer Ave., Chicago

• BP, 3047 S. Halsted St. Chicago

• Citgo, 501 W. 31st St., Chicago

• Mobil, 9401 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont

• Citgo, 15221 S. Halsted St., Phoenix

• BP, 5548 W. 159th St., Oak Forest

• Citgo, 11901 S. Marshfield Ave., Calumet Park

• Shell, 11725 S. Pulaski Rd., Alsip

• Amoco, 4401 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago

• BP, 342 E. 35th St., Chicago

• Shell, 6434 W. Archer Ave., Chicago

• Shell, 2474 Thatcher Ave., River Grove

• BP, 4401 W. 55th St., Chicago

• BP, 17th Avenue and Bataan Drove, Broadview

• Thornton's, 147th Street and Dixie Highway, Dixmoor

• Thornton's, 1125 25th Ave., Bellwood

• Shell, 385 Sauk Trail, Park Forest

• Shell, 4555 N. Nagle Ave., Harwood Heights

• Clark, 1201 W. 87th St., Chicago

The giveaway comes as prices spiked to as much as $4.55 for regular and $5.32 for premium in Illinois, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). 

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