Another article on Chicago gas prices.
Good luck finding any stations in the city under $4.
8-29-2011
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/08/29/chicagoans-labor-under-higher-gas-prices-unlike-much-of-u-s/
Chicagoans Labor Under Higher Gas Prices
Oil prices are down, but gas prices in Chicago are still going up. The average price for gasoline in Chicago is $3.96 per gallon, according to the Triple A. Yet the national average is $3.61.
Gas prices in Chicago are higher than they were a week ago. That stings.
What gives in Chicago?
I really thought prices were on their way back down. In the rest of the country, they were starting to break, says market analyst Phil Flynn, a FOX Business Network contributor. And here in Chicago we lost a couple of refineries.
Flynn says that hurts when only a few make the Chicago summer blend.
Then add Hurricane Irene to the mix. Flynn says the hurricane shut down one of the biggest import terminals for oil and gas, causing a price hike.