Gas prices in Peoria area drop by almost a nickel, says website

Gas prices in Peoria area drop by almost a nickel, says website

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Gasoline prices in the Peoria area dropped by just over four cents in the Peoria area last week, according to a website that monitors such trends. According to the GasBuddy website, the average of gas in the Peoria area dropped 4.1 cents for an average of $3.24 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Why do gas prices drop around presidential elections? That's about 9.6 cents lower than a …