According to data compiled by Stacker from AAA as of March 27th, Illinois drivers are seeing gas prices climb to an average of $4.23 per gallon. This marks an increase of $0.11 from last week (+2.7%) and a significant jump of $0.79 over the past year (+22.8%). The state’s record high for gas prices was $5.56 set on June 13, 2022.
Diesel prices are also on the rise, averaging $5.16 per gallon—up $0.12 from last week (+2.3%) and $1.57 higher than this time last year (+43.7%). The highest recorded diesel price in Illinois was $5.82 on June 25, 2022.
ILLINOIS CITIES AND COUNTIES WITH MOST EXPENSIVE GAS:
City of Chicago: $4.65
Chicago Metro: $4.45
Elgin: $4.31
Alexander County: $4.30
Lake County: $4.29
Rockford: $4.13
Peoria-Pekin: $4.04
Kankakee-Bradley: $4.00
Quincy: $4.00
East Saint Louis: $4.00
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (IL only): $3.98
Champaign-Urbana: $3.98
Carbondale-Marion: $3.98
Bloomington-Normal: $3.97
Decatur: $3.97
Danville: $3.96
Springfield: $3.96
STATES WITH THE LEAST EXPENSIVE GAS:
Kansas: $3.27
Oklahoma: $3.28
Iowa: $3.31
Nebraska: $3.37
Arkansas: $3.39
As Illinois motorists continue to see higher fuel costs, neighboring states like Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa are experiencing much lower prices at the pump.