Gas prices drop ahead of Thanksgiving, still highest national average on record says, AAA

 
CHICAGO – Drivers fueling up ahead of the holiday will benefit from falling pump prices, according to the American Automobile Association, however, this week will see the highest Thanksgiving national average price since AAA started keeping records in 2000. Today’s national average of $3.66 is 16 cents less than a month ago and 26 cents more than a year ago. In Illinois, motorists can expect to pay an average of $3.97 per gallon. Locally, LaSalle County has the cheapest gas prices at $3.90 per gallon, while Bureau and Putnam counties’ are averaging around 15 cents higher. The AAA says Thanksgiving will be about 20 cents higher than a year ago, and a dollar more per gallon than a pre-pandemic 2019.