Illinois gas changes remained relatively stagnant from last week.
A gallon of regular gas in the Rockford area costs $2.39. That’s a few cents more than a week ago but almost a dollar less than a year ago.
Chicago prices are at $2.93 per gallon. There are no changes in price from last week, but that’s still almost a dollar less than a year ago.
The state average is $2.50 per gallon. That’s one cent more than last week but almost a dollar cheaper than it was a year ago.
The cheapest gas in the state, on average, is in Springfield, where it’s at $2.25 per gallon of regular unleaded.
The national average is $2.29, which didn’t change from last week.
The state with the highest gas is California at $2.94 per gallon. New Jersey has the lowest at $1.96 per gallon.