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In the early 1960s, this Phillips 66 station was the only 24-hour service station in town, says Charles Skibinski of McLeansboro. Skibinski, 83, bought the station around 1959 and had it six years; it was located in the 200 block of East Randolph Street, where Sunstar Video (inset photo, lower left) is now located. He had three employees and a part-time wash boy, he said. Besides full service, including oil, lube and tires, the station had a coffee machine, and so was a popular place during the late-night hours with the local police, who would make their rounds, then stop in for a cup of coffee, Skibinski recalled. Photo courtesy of Charles Skibinski / (Click for larger image)