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Given the high cost per gallon, local organizations and philanthropists have hosted free gas giveaways in recent weeks. The good deeds, however, have also caused traffic jams.

Here’s a look at the 48 locations — in Chicago and the suburbs — participating in businessman Willie Wilson‘s second gas giveaway starting at 7 a.m. Thursday. Wilson plans to offer each driver up to $50 in gas and will cap the promotion at $1 million.

Twenty of these stations are located in Chicago. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications says vehicles will not be allowed to line up prior to 7 a.m. A list of staging areas for each of these sites is available here

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Locations are subject to change. Latest information is available on Facebook and Twitter.

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Stations giving up to $50 in free gas to drivers

Beginning at 7 a.m. on March 24, 2022

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Sources: Willie Wilson, Tribune reporting

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