Gas Prices Expected To Continue Rising Through Mid-May
An expert says just as the Chicago-area's shattering weather records, we could soon set less pleasant records – the highest gas prices.
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An expert says just as the Chicago-area's shattering weather records, we could soon set less pleasant records – the highest gas prices.
Prices at the pump are down slightly after 27 straight days of increases, but it's not going to provide much relief.
AAA Chicago is using the word "volatile" to describe gas prices over the past month, but mainly, the trend is decidedly upward.
Whether gas will go up to $5 per gallon remains to be seen, but prices in excess of $4 per gallon are already a reality in some parts of Chicago.
The average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Chicago area Monday was $3.91 -- up more than 30 cents from a week ago. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
Another week has brought another hike in gas prices for the Chicago area.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson is fuming not only about high gasoline prices, but also the oil companies that are pocketing billions.
This week's spike in crude oil prices is catching up to Chicago area drivers, with prices at the pump suddenly soaring about 20 cents a gallon to an average of $3.74.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) agrees a gas price spike doesn't help President Barack Obama, but he says so far, it's hardly a deal-breaker for the president.
I didn't want to, but figured I'd better this morning -- stop for gas. I spent $58.32, and it didn't even fill my tank.
Oil prices are spiking after Iran cut off exports to Britain and France and threatened to expand the embargo to other European countries, and that means gas prices are skyrocketing too.
Chicago's gas prices are still higher than the national average, but there is some good news. Though gas prices are jumping across the country, in Chicago, they have gone down in recent weeks.
Gas prices are on the rise, and experts say we can expect them to keep rising as we head toward spring.
A new published report says we need to get ready for wild swings in the price at the pump.
January is typically a month when gas prices are low, but that is not the case this year.
Gasoline prices could approach $5 a gallon by Memorial Day and stay a record levels for much of the summer, according to a forecast by GasBuddy.com.
It's been no holiday for drivers trying to fill up at the pump. Gas prices continue to rise. As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Chicago was $3.51, up 9 cents from a week ago.
An expiring ethanol tax credit could lead to higher gas prices come 2012.
If you've filled your gas tank Thursday, you probably noticed a sudden spike in prices.
Oil analysts are reporting families are now spending 8.4 percent of available median income to fill up their gas tanks.
Gas prices in Illinois and Indiana remain basically unchanged in November from a month ago, due largely to increasing oil prices and a fluctuating global economy, the AAA reported Monday.
Oil has been trading above $100 a barrel for the first time since July, but a local expert doesn't think that will translate into significantly higher prices at the pump.
Prices at the pump could gobble up your wallet this Thanksgiving. Gas prices are at an all-time high for this time of year.
Gas prices are dropping in the Chicago area and surrounding counties, but prices are still higher than they were at this time a year ago.
Gas prices are down 11 cents in the last week in the Chicago area, and dropping.
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.
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Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
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The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
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Lynsy Howard 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 doctor was eating a chicken sandwich when she began to choke. That's when Ketzly Angel, a cashier in the hospital's cafeteria, sprang into action.
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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.
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