Disregarding continued objections from some area residents, Mundelein s village board on Monday approved plans for a gas station and convenience store on the village s north side.
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.
Controversial Thorntons gas station plan withdrawn in Mundelein; fate of site unknown
A controversial plan to replace the Omega Restaurant at the northeast corner of routes 176 and 45 in Mundelein with a Thorntons gas station has been withdrawn by its developers. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2020
Updated 3/17/2021 4:59 PM
A much-maligned plan to build a Thorntons gas station and a convenience store near downtown Mundelein has been withdrawn by the would-be developers but it s not necessarily dead.
The project had been proposed for the northeast corner of routes 45 and 176. The site is on Mundelein s north side, near the downtown district.
The Original Omega Restaurant and a vacant industrial building stand on the land now. Although the restaurant still operates, both buildings were set to be razed to make way for the new business.