Memorial Day Weekend, Expect Low Fuel Prices And More Vehicles On The Road
Regular unleaded is $3.04 a gallon in Chicagoland. The national average is $2.73, according to AAA Motor Club.
Regular unleaded is $3.04 a gallon in Chicagoland. The national average is $2.73, according to AAA Motor Club.
Phil Flynn, senior energy analyst at The PRICE Futures Group said it's the result of a price war being waged between OPEC – especially Saudi Arabia – against American energy producers.
Falling gas prices are great news for motorists and maybe not so good for U.S. companies down the road.
Motorists will continue to enjoy the lower prices at the gas pump.
There were some initial fears the Citgo refinery in Lemont could be shut down completely for six months or more, after a large fire last Wednesday night.
For the first time this year, Chicago area drivers are seeing some relief at the pump, as gas prices have started going down.
After weeks of dour outlooks and record highs, gas prices in greater Chicago have receded – potentially for the rest of the travel season.
The average price of gas continues to jump ever closer to $5 per gallon, with prices up 18 cents per gallon in the last week.
Gas prices have climbed 11 cents over just the past two weeks, and Chicago remains the highest on the list.
Oil prices are spiking after Iran cut off exports to Britain and France and threatened to expand the embargo to other European countries, and that means gas prices are skyrocketing too.
If you've filled your gas tank Thursday, you probably noticed a sudden spike in prices.
Oil has been trading above $100 a barrel for the first time since July, but a local expert doesn't think that will translate into significantly higher prices at the pump.
Gas prices are finally coming down – and quickly. Prices at pumps in Chicago are nearly 10 cents a gallon cheaper than just one week ago.
Gas prices in Chicago are higher than they were a week ago. That stings. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.
Just as prices already were falling, governments around the world are making a move to bring down the cost of oil even faster.
Just when we were all starting to feel a little relief, they're back. High gas prices are making a return, at least in Chicago. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports.
Chicago, once again, has the highest gas prices in the nation, and one expert says there's a simple solution that would lower prices.
Gasoline prices are definitely dropping, but that's small consolation to motorists who say there is still too much pain at the pump.
A stronger dollar, a weaker euro and a decision by Europe's Central Bank not to continue raising interest rates will have a very real impact on you at the gas pump.
The crisis in Japan and the ongoing unrest in the Middle East are weighing on the oil market and threatening to further drive up gasoline prices.
Gasoline prices are surging to $4 a gallon because of tensions in the Middle East, and things could get worse, one expert says.
The instability in Libya is roiling the energy market this morning.
The growing instability roiling the Middle East could drive up the price of gas in this country, a Chicago energy expert says.
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The rescue was completed around 3:30 p.m., nearly eight hours after the bird was first spotted.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
Guidice said he left City Hall on good terms.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
Regulators prohibit new noncompetes, which impede millions of U.S. workers from getting a better job.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Health department officials said the case does not appear to be linked to new migrant arrival shelters in Chicago, and the source of infection is unknown.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Still, Ravinia is capitalizing on the situation with a limited-edition shirt—reading, "Ravinia Interrupta," and calling the cicada buzz the loudest song of summer.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
Colbert lived in Chicago for 11 years, performing and "cutting his comedy teeth" at the legendary Second City and attending Northwestern University. His show will broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater Aug. 19-22 on CBS.
The crane was found wandering in a residential neighborhood in Wilmette.
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One in 10 children is sexually abused before turning 18. That is why hundreds gathered Wednesday night, raising money to help those children in Chicago.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The head of the Chicago Transit Authority drivers’ union said the attack was targeted, and is worried about safety for drivers going into the summer. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Bears president Kevin Warren said the new stadium would include replacing Soldier Field with additional parks and public sports fields, while preserving the stadium's iconic colonnades, which were built as a war memorial for American veterans.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
The rescue was completed around 3:30 p.m., nearly eight hours after the bird was first spotted.
Crime stats of those who were carjacked, robbed, shot, or killed give an overwhelming sense of a society unmoored. But the spectacle of crime can evoke fear, often overshadowing those who are truly affected: the victims.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
CBS 2 discovered the woman, Whitley Temple, was hired by the City of Chicago while awaiting trial.
Playing without Cody Bellinger, the Cubbies used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its second straight win.
The Sox executed a double steal in the fifth to cut Minnesota's lead to 4-3. But they went on to lose as Minnesota scored two more runs.
The Sky introduced No. 7 pick Reese Wednesday along with No. 13 pick Brynna Maxwell.
X-rays after the game Tuesday night were clean, but an MRI today showed the fractures.
Williams is the only quarterback with whom the Bears met ahead of a draft, in which five of the first six could be QBs.
Such crimes are more than a nuisance. A slashed tire is an expensive problem to fix.
Keith Hill, president of Amalgamated Transit Union 241, said the driver radioed for police help. But nobody came, Hill said.
Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun.
One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.