Gas Prices Update: Gas Surging Toward $6 In Manhattan

MANHATTAN, IL — Manhattan residents are seeing no signs of relief at the pump as gas prices in the area surged toward $6 per gallon Monday.

In Manhattan, the cheapest gas Monday was at Citgo, 270 W. North St., at $5.62, according to GasBuddy.

The average price of gas in Illinois was at about $5.56 per gallon Monday, according to AAA. That's a 16 cent increase from last week and up a whopping 75 cents cents from a month ago.

The average in Will County was above the state average Monday, sitting at about $5.83 per gallon.

Cheaper gas can still be found if you know where to look, though Manhattan motorists will have to travel out of town to get it.

The cheapest gas in Will County Monday was at Moshen, 24001 Lorenzo Road in Wilmington, selling for $5.28.

Here are some other places you can save near Manhattan:

• BP, 105 N. Front St. in Braidwood, $5.39.
• Casey's, 280 E. Main St. in Braidwood, $5.39.
• Shell, 3195 E. Division St. in Diamond, $5.39.
• Circle K, 105 S. Front St. in Braidwood, $5.39.

Nationally, the average gas price Monday was about $5.01 per gallon. It was $3.08 at this same point last year, according to AAA.

Illinois' gas prices ranked No. 3 in the lower 48 of the county. Rounding out highest Top 5 states in gas price averages Monday were California at $6.44, Nevada at $5.66, Washington at $5.55 and Oregon at $5.54, according to AAA. Georgia had the lowest national gas price average at around $4.48.