Tri-Cities Gas Guide: Feb. 20, 2013

The price of gasoline is continuing its upward trend, with the national average price climbing 14.8 cents a gallon from a week ago, and 46.1 cents a gallon in the past month.

The Costco on Randall Road near Oak Street in St. Charles, and the in Batavia had the cheapest gas prices in the Tri-Cities on Wednesday night, according to Illinois Gas Prices.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline on late Wednesday was $3.766 a gallon, up from $3.748 a day earlier, also up from $3.618 a week ago. The national average of a gallon of regular gas a month ago was $3.305, but was $3.570 a year ago. The highest recorded average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.114 on July 17, 2008.

The following information was compiled by Illinois Gas Prices. Illinois Gas Prices is not responsible for information inaccuracies, inconsistencies or errors, and it reserves the right to make changes to any of the site content at any time without notice.

Price

Geneva

Station, address and city

$3.95

Marathon, 1501 E. State St. and Kirk Road

$3.99

St. Charles

Station, address and city

$3.84

$3.89

$3.93

Batavia

Station, address and city

$3.84

$3.94

Marathon, 1700 Hubbard Ave. and Paramount Parkway

$3.95

Phillips 66, 200 E Fabyan Parkway and North Washington Ave.

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