Gas Price Update: Pump Pain With Record Highs Around Evergreen Park

Evergreen Park IL

13 May, 2022

12:31 AM

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EVERGREEN PARK — Evergreen Park residents are feeling the squeeze at the pump with gas prices at a record high in Illinois. The average price of gas in Illinois was at about $4.79 per gallon Thursday, according to AAA. That's up 25 cents from a week ago. In Cook County, the average price for a gallon of gas was around 25 cents over the state average on Thursday at about $5.05 per gallon. But, if you know where to look, you can find cheaper gas prices throughout Cook County.According to GasBuddy, the cheapest gas in Cook County Thursday was selling for $4.57 per gallon at Costco, 7300 S. Cicero Ave., Bedford Park. Most gas prices for a gallon of regular in Evergreen Park are hovering around $5. Here are some other places you can save in and near Evergreen Park: Sam's Club, 9500 W. Joliet Road, Hodgkins - $4.64SNK Fuels, 12100 S. Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights - $4.75Gulf, 9856 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn - $4.79BP, 12230 S. Cicero Ave., Alsip - $4.84Clark, 2755 W. 87th St., Evergreen Park - $4.87Shell, 10601 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn - $4.89 Nationally, the average gas price Thursday was about $4.42 per gallon, also a record high. Illinois' gas prices ranked No. 5 in the lower 48 of the county. Rounding out the rest of the Top 5 states in gas price averages Thursday were California at $5.86, Nevada at $5.12, Washington at $4.91 and Oregon at $4.88, according to AAA. Georgia had the lowest national gas price average at $3.95.