Gas Prices: A Short Drive Can Make You Long On Savings

If there is an upside to the sudden fiercely down market, it would come in the form of gas price relief. Not all the stations have cooperated by lowering their prices, however. Drivers can save up to 20 cents a gallon by knowing where to fuel up.

The best price in the village for regular gas is at Speedway on Brook Forest Avenue, at $3.699 a gallon. The worst is the BP on Jefferson Street, at $3.899.

The Safeway on Brook Forest is the best price plus a nickel, at $3.749 a gallon. The Shorewood Shell on Jefferson at Houbolt Road remains high at $3.829 per gallon.

The area average, according to AAA, is $3.797, down slightly from last week's $3.857 a gallon. This is still up from the average last year at $2.823.

The average cost to fill a 15-gallon tank is $56.95. That looms large over last year's $42.34.

For more information about area fuel pricing, click to AAA Fuel Price Finder. Prices reflect station as of Monday afternoon.