Tri-Cities Gas Guide for July 18, 2013: Prices Rising

National average gasoline prices have jumped up 15.1 cents per gallon over the past week but are up only 6.2 cents per gallon of regular gasoline from a month ago.

Meantime, Tri-Cities gas prices generally were above the statewide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline, which was $3.969 Thursday.

The paid-membership gas station Sam’s Club in Batavia had the lowest prices per gallon of regular gasoline in the Tri-Cities on Thursday, according to Illinois Gas Prices.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline on Thursday was $3.669 a gallon, up from $3.657a day earlier and up from $3.518 a week ago. The national average of a gallon of regular gas a month ago was $3.607, and was $3.426 a year ago. The highest recorded national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.114 on July 17, 2008.

Regular, price per gallon | Community

St. Charles

$3.99 7-Eleven, 51 S. Randall Road at West Main Street

BP, 1505 Lincoln Highway at Bricher Road

Costco*, 221 S. Randall Road near Oak

Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road at Lincoln Highway

$4.18 Mobil, 1023 W. Main St. and 11th Street

$4.19 CITGO, 307 W. Main St. at 4th Street

Mobil, 1023 W. Main St. and 11th Street

Phillips 66, 1660 W. Main St. at 17th Street

Shell, 2500 E. Main St. at Dunham Road

Geneva

$3.99 Marathon, 1501 E. State St. and Kirk Road

Mobil, 1122 E. State St., near South Glengarry

Shell, 1491 E. State St. and Kirk Road

$4.09 CITGO, 618 S. 1st St. near South 3rd Street

Batavia

$3.94 Sam’s Club*, 501 N. Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway

$3.99 Marathon, 1700 Hubbard Ave. and Paramount Parkway

Mobil, 27 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

Shell, 108 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

$4.09 Marathon, 206 E. Wilson St. and South Washington Avenue

* Annual membership required.

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