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Chicago Gas Prices Hit Highest Level In History

CBS NewsChicago -- CHICAGO (CBS) — 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.

As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, AAA says gas prices have never been higher in Chicago in all of history. Prices were averaging $4.67 per gallon Tuesday morning in the city, and $4.51 in the metro area.

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honda0105
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sparky: like the president can change the prices from his office? Guess you missed a few civics classes.
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Thank you Barry.
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tomok: I'm sure the president sits in his office and nudges some dial knobs to drive the prices. And then pays off his minions under the table in a smoked filled backroom... nice idea for a good fiction, but sorry, that's not reality.
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Chicago Gas Prices Hit Highest Level In History and Barry is smiling ear to ear.
Barry's 'Plan' is working and on track to destroy this country and the economy at all cost.
The price of fuel at the pump is too high!
12/22/2012!
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Time to dust off the bicycle :-)
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It's a nice gift from obama to his home state.
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MORE PROFIT FOR THE RICH AN THE REPUBLICANS!
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Obama's town demonstrating the high cost of energy he said was going to be necesary for his agenda to succeed.
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Our President will need his Volt when he gets back to Chicago.
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Da Bears
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Greed and more greed!!!!
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Sorry Chicago...
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still going up here 4.09 at some places
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As long as we want one person per vehicle, we have to keep paying.
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Too high
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That's high.
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Ouch
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hold onto your wallets
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Ok
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And it's not even May yet. Early spring has sprung for NOBAMA. Can you say $7 by Memorial Day in the heartland? This fool want to make us Europe. He needs to get all that failed money he threw at Solyndra back somehow so we get to pay for that failure twice!!!
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Crazy.
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SCREWED AGAIN OMG = OBAMA MUST GO!
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ok
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I hope gas prices don't become that expensive nationwide.
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oh Chicago!
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$3.53 a gallon at Sams today...
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Oh, boy - more tax $$ for Chicago. I just know that they will spend it very carefully.....
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That's still almost 40 cents/USgallon less than I'm paying in Canada.
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coming soon to a neighborhood gas pump near you...
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Makes over taxed gas in Canada look good...LMAO

Dollar at par, gas the same now. Seems time for a hike up north to a bigger country. We love ya but leave your guns at home.

Come up for the summer. Screw currupt Mexico.
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who would have ever thunk it.
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Ok
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Chicago politics.
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Bet Volts are selling like hot cakes in Chicago???
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Obama Country........ they deserve the pain for saddling this Nation with that MORON!

NOBAMA 2012!!!!!!!!!!!
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The DemocRAT machine in Chicago no doubt still blames Bush for Obama's energy policy that is causing these high prices. Build the pipeline!
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What should they expect... Chicago IS obama country. I guess it MUST be time to BLAME obama, or will he Still blame Bush for all of his economic woes?
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OK and OUCH
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Their refinery was down??
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yeah
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So sad; why don't they have the technology to drop prices like other goods like electronics.
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They deserve it!
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I feel sorry for those in Chicago that did not vote for Obama; they are suffering because of this administration's policies.
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OUCH!!!
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Stinks for them but it's still cheaper than here in CT. It's so high everywhere.
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Chicago is another world. Must be a great place to live. Hope it doesn't spread.
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Yet another reason why public transportation is a good thing.
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Will not stop there for gas
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