Peoria area gas prices dip a little, says Gas Buddy website

Peoria area gas prices dip a little, says Gas Buddy website

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Gasoline prices in the Peoria area dropped by nearly 2 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 1.9 cents for an average of $3.29 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Why do gas prices drop around presidential elections? That's about 4 cents lower than a month ag…