Southland drivers say gas giveaway ‘a blessing’ as high prices pinch budgets

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Southland drivers say gas giveaway ‘a blessing’ as high prices pinch budgets
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Willie Wilson's $1M gas giveaway expected to draw lines of vehicles outside stations in south, southwest suburbs Thursday.

“It’s hurting my household budget and everybody’s budget,” Keish Williams said.

Melissa Sanchez works for the state’s Department of Children and Family Services, and said her job involves a lot of driving to cases she is overseeing. “It’s very generous that he is doing this for everybody,” Welch said as volunteer Bonzell Scott pumped gas into his car.“It takes $100 to fill it up and maybe before it was $90,” he said.

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