190E URGENT!!Please help with Ignition lock!!!!

Hello,

On my 1987 190E 2.6, I cannot turn the key to start the car, the key is stuck in the 0 position and will not move, I've moved the steering wheel while turning the key but no luck

I started noticing that it was more difficult than usual to turn the key once I put it in the ignition a couple of weeks ago, I would have to spend minutes juggling the wheel to be able to turn the key. Once the key moved past the first position the car would start with no problem.

Today I went to the grocery store and when I came back the key would not turn, I spent an hour and a half trying all sorts of combinations to make the key turn but it wouldn't.

Does anyone have any experience with this problem, can someone please give me some tips on how to make the key turn just so I can drive the car home or to Mercedesshop---towing my car there will be costly since it's far from me.

Thanks in advance, the car is sitting in a grocery store parking lot and I want to be able to move it before it gets dark. I will search thru the archives