Fight over proposed gas station in Mundelein isn t over
A Thorntons gas station could replace the restaurant at the northeast corner of routes 45 and 176 in Mundelein. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2020
Updated 4/30/2021 5:35 PM
Despite rejection from Mundelein s planning and zoning commission last month, the fight over a proposed Thornton s gas station on the village s north side isn t over.
At Monday s village board meeting, residents and two trustees objected to a request from the would-be developers to merge two adjoining properties near routes 45 and 176 into a single, 2.8-acre parcel, one of the steps needed to make the business a reality.
The measure eventually passed, but only after impassioned pleas to stop the project and accusations of, as resident Sara J.W. Larkin put it, a railroad job with more concern for big business than for the consequences to village residents.
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