Gas Prices Continue to Rise
CNN Money reported Monday the average price for a gallon of gasoline in America is $3.73. Gas prices in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills are even higher.
Most motorists have noticed that the price of gasoline has done nothing but rise over the past month. CNN Money reported Monday that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in America has increased more than 13 percent over the past 32 days to $3.73. As of Tuesday morning, gas prices in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills ranged from $3.95 at many area gas stations to $4.04 at the Marathon station at 2050 E. Algonquin Road, according to GasBuddy.com CNN Money is crediting the price increase to a combination of factors including rising crude oil prices, production cuts and refinery closings. The Chicago Tribune reported last weeka number of refinery issues in the area have affected the gas prices including an overhaul of BP…
David
7:50 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
What's ironic Vicky, is that you are commenting on a story that you obviously know nothing about. The president doesn't control the price of oil. I guess you completely forgot about the extremely high price of oil under dubya that helped push this economy into the Republican Great Recession. Did you vote for that at the time? more ›