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ProfessorGAC

(77,364 posts)

9. It Already Is Higher Here

Reply to moose65 (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 05:49 PM

Sep 2025

In the collar counties of Chicago, it's hard to find gas under $3.50.
I've seen it as high as $3.899 for 87 octane.
I looked at my price history spreadsheet. On my birthday (about a week away) last year, gas was $3.269. So it's 23 or 24 cents higher than a year ago.