Monday, March 25, 2013
Frankfort Township Residents won a victory over a car wash looking for a zoning change to open near a residential area, WJOL reports
The proposed Lenny's Gas N Wash was turned down on a request for a zoning change by the Will County Board recently. The owners were seeking a zoning change and three special use permits to open a facility on Harlem and 194th Avenues. All three requests were shot down by the Will County Board, according to a WJOL report. The sticking points were highlighted by Frankfort Township residents at the meeting. Nearby residents showed up to express their displeasure over a car wash that also wanted authorization to function as a liquor-selling convenience store that would be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, WJOL reported. Frankfort Township and Tinley Park residents have been fighting the facility for several months, complaining of the …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
County officials ask residents upset over a proposed Lenny's Gas N Wash at 194th Street and Harlem Avenue meet with the station's developer to work out their issues, Sun-Times Media reports.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Vince
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Will County Board Land Use Committee put on hold Tuesday recommendations for the special permits for a controversial new gas station and car wash near the intersection of 194th Street and Harlem Avenue, Sun-Times Media reports. In the meantime, county officials hope Leonard McEnery, the developer of Lenny's Gas N Wash, and residents near the proposed location can come to an understanding, the report stated. Homeowners living in Tinley Park and Frankfort Township are concerned about increased traffic and possible health and safety hazards that could come with the new station and its proposed car wash and liquor sales, the report continued. READ: Is a Proposed Will Co. Gas Station-Car Wash a Bad Idea? (Poll) Although McEnery could build …
41.53722
-87.79042
194th St & S Harlem Ave, Frankfort, IL
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
No one was injured as firefighters put out the blaze in 15 minutes.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Joe Vince
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A pickup truck caught fire Wednesday afternoon at a LaGrange Road gas station, according to a Frankfort Fire Protection District report. The fire department received a call around 1:15 p.m. that a diesel truck was on fire at the Speedway at 23310 S. LaGrange Road. Firefighters arrived to find the engine compartment of a pickup truck on fire, the report stated. The vehicle was not parked near the station's fuel pumps. Fire crews put out the blaze in about 15 minutes, and no one was injured, according to the report. "We normally send a single engine company for car fires, but when the call comes in as a diesel truck on fire at a gas station, our first thought was a large 8,000 gallon tanker truck was off loading and caught on fire, so we …
41.466055
-87.884161
23310 S la Grange Rd, Frankfort, IL
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Better business
7:54 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
Forget using the site as your park, Id rather see them put in a Payday Loan store connected to a JJ Fish 'n Chicken. more ›