PEORIA, Ill. — The good news…gas prices are dropping, but not a lot.
AAA says the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Peoria-Pekin area is now $4.43. That’s a few cents higher than Illinois’ average price of $4.39.
A year ago, we were paying about $3.02 a gallon for regular unleaded gas.
AAA says the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas is $4.15.
The highest price we’ve seen in locally was $4.56 a gallon on March 11.
