Gas Prices Finally Starting To Fall
Gas prices are finally coming down – and quickly. Prices at pumps in Chicago are nearly 10 cents a gallon cheaper than just one week ago.
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Gas prices are finally coming down – and quickly. Prices at pumps in Chicago are nearly 10 cents a gallon cheaper than just one week ago.
With prices creeping up, Chicago once again has the distinction of having the most expensive gas in the country.
Once again, you're paying more to fill your tank.
Near-record high gas prices will greet Labor Day weekend travelers as they hit the road.
Where are you going over the Labor Day weekend? AAA says the majority of us won't be going very far.
Gas prices in Chicago are higher than they were a week ago. That stings. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.
There's one positive side to the turmoil in the financial markets. Experts say gas prices should continue dropping for the next 90 days or so.
Average gasoline prices in Chicago increased about a nickel per gallon in the past week and is $1.17 a gallon more expensive than a year ago.
Our little holiday from higher gas prices is over for now in Chicago.
Some University of Massachusetts Amherst professors have authored a study for the Public Interest Research Group, which concludes that speculation in the oil futures market is having a big impact on prices at the pump.
After months of sticker shock and pain at the pump, drivers are finally getting a little relief.
Just as prices already were falling, governments around the world are making a move to bring down the cost of oil even faster.
Higher gas costs are taking a toll on travel for the upcoming 4th of July holiday.
In some parts of the Chicago area it's jumped as much as 30 cents a gallon in the last week. But if you play your cards right you can get some free money for gas.
Memorial Day is behind us and gas prices are still rising, and now, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says it's time to take the drastic step of dipping into the strategic oil reserve.
Chicago, once again, has the highest gas prices in the nation, and one expert says there's a simple solution that would lower prices.
Motorists in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan should be aware of the likelihood of rising gas prices in the next 48 hours and through the weekend in Chicago.
Gasoline prices are definitely dropping, but that's small consolation to motorists who say there is still too much pain at the pump.
Chicago-area gas prices are continuing to fall – down more than a dime in the last week alone.
Crude oil prices are down, and that should be good news for drivers. But the problem is, many drivers aren't seeing prices at the gas pump fall that much.
It has taken a while, but gas prices slowly but surely are starting to trickle down.
Despite predictions that gas prices are poised to plummet, they have not shown any dramatic decrease in recent days.
A stronger dollar, a weaker euro and a decision by Europe's Central Bank not to continue raising interest rates will have a very real impact on you at the gas pump.
Drivers are now paying for for gasoline in Chicago than ever before--an average of $4.44 a gallon--and some drivers are looking at alternatives to save money.
The Chicago area, as well as the entire states of Illinois and Indiana, now have the highest prices ever in history.
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Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
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The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
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Those diagnosed with mpox will start to experience flu-like symptoms, and most people develop a bumpy, painful rash.
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Lynsy Howard said she was walking with her friend and was passing the man in a crosswalk when the next thing she remembers is holding her face, dazed, confused, and with a pain in her left eye.
The 20-year-old rhino is expected to give birth by early spring of next year to her third calf.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed at least 16 arrests after clashes outside the facility both Friday and Saturday.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
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Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
The victim was shot in the chest at Halsted and Lake streets and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
The vehicle had hit multiple unoccupied parked cars in the 10100 block of South Avenue M, police said.
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
