| Daylight gas station holdup nets $8,000 |
2000-09-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 21, 2000, p. 3 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Crime and criminals - Robberies |
| Attendant flees from gas station robbers |
1996-10-31 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 31, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Amoco,
Crime and criminals - Robberies |
| Wary residents tell Village Board to beware the Big Mac : Fast food joint and carwash wouldn't bode well for busy street |
1996-08-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 8, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Car washes,
McDonald's,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Amoco,
Posner, Barney,
Kastory, Vicki |
| Homes eyed for McFuel site |
1996-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 1996, p. 3 |
Molumby, Robert,
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
McDonald's,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Skokie - City planning |
| Half decade later, Amoco leak haunts homeowners |
1995-03-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 2, 1995, p. 3 |
Cecala family,
Amoco,
Sobotka, Walter,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Fleischer, Kenneth,
Keefe family,
Sobotka, Helen,
Lawton, Samuel,
Stack family,
Pollution - Soil |
| Law to close pumps |
1995-03-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 2, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Svacina, Gary,
Laws and regulations |
| Grudging OK in Amoco plan |
1994-10-20 |
Approval was given to two requested changes planned for the Amoco Station at Dempster and McCormick. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 20, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Garage rehab requirements ruling delayed |
1994-05-05 |
The village board delayed making a zoning ruling on an Amoco gas station at 4000 Oakton. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 1994, p. 7 |
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Pact sought on car repair shop |
1994-05-05 |
The village board delayed making a zoning ruling on an Amoco gas station at 4000 Oakton. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 5, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Amoco rezoned despite distaste of Village Board |
1994-03-24 |
The Amoco gas station on Dempster, which is owned by Bessie Gianoulis, was rezoned. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 24, 1994, p. 13 |
Zoning,
Gianoulis, Bessie,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Village OKs pact for Amoco station |
1994-03-24 |
The Amoco gas station on Dempster, which is owned by Bessie Gianoulis, was rezoned |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 24, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Gianoulis, Bessie,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Amoco foes hoping to oust 3 trustees |
1994-02-24 |
A homeowners association has threatened to sue the village for giving preliminary approval to a mini-mart at Dempster and McCormick. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 24, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Business - Car washes,
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
Zoning,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Homeowners talk of Amoco lawsuit |
1994-01-27 |
A Skokie homeowner's group is considering suing the village because the village voted to let Amoco to build a car wash and mini-mart on Dempster. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 27, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Car washes,
Zoning,
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
Construction,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Amoco plans OK'd despite complaints |
1994-01-06 |
Zoning changes were approved that will allow Amoco to build a new service station at Dempster and McCormick. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 6, 1994, p. 3 |
Business - Car washes,
Zoning,
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
Construction,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Officials OK Amoco expansion |
1994-01-06 |
Zoning changes were approved that will allow Amoco to build a new service station at Dempster and McCormick. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 6, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Car washes,
Zoning,
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
Construction,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Amoco decision on hold |
1993-12-09 |
The Village Board postponed voting on a zoning change requested by Amoco station owner Bessie Gianoulis. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 1993, p. 9 |
Zoning,
Gianoulis, Bessie,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Planners reject gas station expansion |
1993-11-25 |
The Amoco expansion planned for Dempster and McCormick has been rejected. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 25, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Gas station still wants revamping |
1993-11-11 |
The Amoco Station at Dempster and McCormick will present its request for a zoning change before the Plan Commission. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 11, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Village halts zoning case |
1993-05-27 |
The village has delayed action on a zoning case involving Amoco Oil and Bessie Gianoulis. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 27, 1993, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Gianoulis, Bessie,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Gas mini-marts get nod |
1992-01-09 |
Skokie trustees will allow three Amoco service stations in Skokie to add mini-food markets. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 9, 1992, p. 8 |
Business - Mini-marts and convenience stores,
Zoning,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Targeted gas station to reopen |
1990-11-22 |
Amoco Oil Company service station at Dempster and McCormick Boulevard decided to reopen for business, even as village officials await the results of their attempt to condemn the property in Cook County Court. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 22, 1990, p. 3 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Amoco to defy village, reopen station |
1990-11-15 |
Amoco Oil Company plans to reopen a station at McCormick Boulevard and Dempster Street despite village efforts to condemn the closed gasoline station. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 15, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Gas-leak reparations move slowly |
1990-06-21 |
Following a gasoline leak which drove three Fitch Avenue families from their homes, Sam Long, former operator of the 5015 W. Touhy Ave. Amoco Station, is facing a civil suit. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 21, 1990, p. 5 |
Litigation,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Long, Sam,
Accidents |
| Gas station owner is fined over leak |
1990-04-19 |
The Cook County State's Attorney's office has sued Sam Long, the former operator of a Skokie Amoco Station, charging that he should have known about an 8,000-gallon gasoline leak. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 19, 1990, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Litigation,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Long, Sam,
Accidents |
| Gas station that leaked fuel still in business |
1990-02-01 |
The State Fire Marshall has requested that Sam Long be prosecuted. Long is the operator of the Touhy Avenue Amoco station where an 8,000 gallon fuel leak from an underground tank resulted in the evacuation of two families from their homes. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 1990, p. 24 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Long, Sam,
Accidents |
| Families still homeless from gas leak |
1989-12-14 |
Two families remain homeless six months after they were evacuated from their neighborhood because of a fuel leak from a nearby Touhy Avenue Amoco station. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 14, 1989, p. 5 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Touhy Avenue,
Accidents |
| Charges sought against Amoco operator |
1989-11-16 |
The State Fire Marshal has asked the Cook County State's Attorney to prosecute a Skokie Amoco Station operator, Sam Long, whose station was the site of an 8,000-gallon fuel spill last June. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 16, 1989, p. 3 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Long, Sam,
Accidents |
| No Title |
1989-11-16 |
The State Fire Marshal has asked the Cook County State's Attorney to prosecute a Skokie Amoco station operator, Sam Long whose station was the site of an 8,000-gallon fuel spill last June. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 16, 1989, p. 3 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Long, Sam,
Accidents |
| Gas0leak victims tell Amoco: Find us new homes |
1989-09-28 |
Two families that had to leave their homes in mid-June because of a gas leak from a nearby Amoco Service Station want Amoco to "find new homes for them. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 28, 1989, p. 13 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Accidents |
| 2 families still homeless 6 weeks after gas leak |
1989-07-27 |
Six weeks after a massive gasoline leak from a Touhy Avenue Amoco Service Station two Skokie families still can't go home because officials are not yet sure that their homes are safe. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 27, 1989, p. 7 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Accidents |
| Gas leak leaves Skokie families reluctant to return to homes |
1989-07-27 |
Attorneys for three Skokie families displaced by an 8,000-gallon gasoline leak last month, met with lawyers for Amoco Oil Company and other parties to discuss the residents' compensation. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 27, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 10 |
Litigation,
Amoco,
Accidents |
| Families evacuated after fuel tank leaks |
1989-06-22 |
Amoco Oil continues to remove 8,000 gallons of potentially explosive motor fuel from three Skokie homes. The fuel leaked from an underground storage tank at the company's service station at 5015 W. Touhy Avenue. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1989, p. 3 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Accidents |
| 3 held in gas station robbery |
1988-07-21 |
Three Chicagoans were apprehended and charged with a robbery at the Amoco Gas Station at 4511 Golf Road. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 21, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations,
Crime and criminals - Robberies |
| Amoco tries to change Board's mind |
1985-04-21 |
The Standard Oil Company wants to spend $350,000 to upgrade an Amoco gas station at Skokie Boulevard and Dempster. Although the Plan Commission voted against the plan, the village staff is in favor of the project. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, April 21, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
| Skokie Board douses plan to build car wash |
1978-08-17 |
Village Board denied request for car wash at Amoco station at Dempster and Gross Point Road. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 17, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Amoco,
Business - Automobile service stations and gas stations |
