Hitting a century mark is usually a big deal. It’s even bigger when it is the price of gasoline — and it is going down.
Illinois’ average price for a gallon of regular gas is flirting with $2 a gallon. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report on Wednesday put the statewide average price at $2.04 a gallon, down two cents from Tuesday and down $1.35 from a year ago.
Gas prices are already under $2 a gallon in many parts of the state. Chicago is throwing off the curve, checking in at $2.42 a gallon Wednesday. The metro area is cheaper at $2.18 a gallon but still has some ground to give up to hit the $2 mark.
More than half of all U.S. gas stations are selling gas for less than $2/gallon today.
— AAA (@AAAnews) January 14, 2015
Here are average prices around the state from AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report
- Bloomington-Normal, $1.85
- Champaign-Urbana, $2.08
- Chicago Metro, $2.18
- Chicago, $2.42
- Danville, $1.85
- Decatur, $1.84
- East St. Louis, $1.90
- Peoria, $1.90
- Quad Cities, $2.01
- Rockford, $1.92
- Springfield, $1.79
