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Gas Prices Update: Oak Lawn Prices Hover Above $4 Per Gallon

Gas prices stayed under $5 for the third week in a row in and around Oak Lawn. Here's a look at where to find the cheapest gas around.

Gas prices stayed under $5 for the third week in a row in and around Oak Lawn. Here's a look at where to find the cheapest gas around.
Gas prices stayed under $5 for the third week in a row in and around Oak Lawn. Here's a look at where to find the cheapest gas around. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)

OAK LAWN, IL — In Illinois, the overall average dipped to $4.31, which is down 18 cents from this time last week and down 81 cents from a month ago, according to AAA.

The average in Cook County remained above the state average into the weekend, sitting at about $4.78 per gallon, according to AAA. The cheapest gas to be had in Cook County is Sam’s Club, 101 Oakton St., Des Plaines.

But gas can be found under $4 a gallon around Oak Lawn, if you know where to look.
Here are some other places you can save near Oak Lawn:

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  • Clark, 6800 W. 95th St., $4.31
  • BP, 6600 W. 95th St., $4.33
  • Citgo, 6801 W. 87th St., $4.37
  • Mariano’s, 4920 W. 111th St., $4.39
  • Shell, 5601 W. 87th St., $4.39

Nationally, the average gas price going into the weekend was about $3.97 per gallon. It was $3.39 at this same point last year, according to AAA.

Illinois' gas prices ranked No. 8 in the lower 48 of the county. The Top 5 states in gas price averages Friday were all out west, with California at $5.37, Nevada at $4.95, Oregon at $4.88, Washington at $4.81 and Idaho at $4,71, according to AAA. Texas had the lowest national gas price average at $3.48.

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