Let Ald. O’Shea Pump Your Gas At Kean Bros For ‘Get Behind The Vest’

CHICAGO — Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) will pump your gas Friday, Feb. 17, at Chicago’s last remaining full-service gas station In advance of the ninth annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast this weekend.

The alderman will be the celebrity attendant from 1 to 3 p.m. at Kean Bros., 2632 West 111th St., Chicago. Not only will O’Shea pump your gas, he’ll check your oil and wash the bird poop off your windshield.

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For the past week, Kean Bros. has donated 5-cents for every gallon of gas sold to the Get Behind the Vest initiative through Feb. 18. These funds will be matched by additional donors, bringing the total .15 cents per gallon being donated to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s initiative that helps fund new bulletproof vests for Chicago police officers. The vests have a five-year life span and can run between $500 and $600, with officers often picking up the cost themselves.

The family-owned Kean Bros. gas station has been serving the Mt. Greenwood, Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods for three generations. Attendants at the Kean Bros. not only pump your gas but wash windows, check oil levels and bring out store items, so drivers don't even have to get out of their vehicles. It's "full-service" in the fullest degree.

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Kean has been at its current location since 1975 and at the corner of 111th and Talman for over 70 years. The station was at the plot of land across the street from where it is now before '75. In the community, the family is frequent supporters of charities like "Get Behind the Vest" and Special Olympics Chicago.

Also, tune into WGN Radio from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, when O’Shea will be joining “Sweet Home Chicago” host David Hochberg for the second annual Vest-A-Thon. Last year, Vest-A-Thon raised over $250,000 for CPMF.

O’Shea will host his annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 19 at St. John Fisher’s Kane Hall,10200 S. Washtenaw Ave. 100-percent of all donations are given to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to buy bulletproof vests for police officers.