Prices at the pump unchanged in the past week, says Gas Buddy website

Prices at the pump unchanged in the past week, says Gas Buddy website

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Gas prices in the Peoria area stayed the same in the past week, halting the past few weeks of increases. According to the GasBuddy website, the average of gas in the Peoria area remained $3.28 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Why do gas prices drop around presidential elections? That's about 8.1 cents higher than a month ago and 16 cents a gallon lower than a year ago. The national …