Shell Station

I was coming home from work when I used to work out in Mundelein and I had car trouble. I managed to get off the highway and pull into their lot before my car completely died. It wouldn’t start once I shut it off and tried to restart it. I went inside to ask to use the phone so I could call for help since my phone was out for repairs. They told me no. I said «excuse me?» They said the phone was not for public use. I then told them it was an emergency my car broke down and I needed to call for help. Again the response was no. They didn’t offer any assistance like calling a tow truck. It was like midnight at this point and I had worked all day and now had no way to get home the rest of the way to Evanston. Luckily there is a 24 hour Fedex/​Kinkos across the street. I was able to walk in and they let me use their phone to call my mom to come and try and jump my car. So we got there and we tried jumping it all while the the employees kept looking out the window at us still offering no help. We ended up calling a tow truck. When the tow truck got there he asked if we had gotten the number from the gas station apparently they had his contact info for if people needed help we said no we looked you up since they wouldn’t let me use the phone and call for help. He looked completely shocked and appalled as most people would at the complete disregard and compassion of another human being in trouble. So Avoid this place at all costs!

This Shell gas station/​quickie mart is brand new. The site formerly housed a BP station and most recently a vacant lot.
I bought gas using a credit card at the pump. It provided me with a receipt at the pump. The pumps, concrete pad and building were clean and new. The price was competitive.