How gas prices have changed in Illinois in the last week

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February 20, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in Illinois in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Illinois using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of February 26.

Illinois by the numbers
- Gas current price: $3.04
- Week change: +$0.06 (+1.9%)
- Year change: -$0.21 (-6.6%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $5.56 (6/13/22)

- Diesel current price: $3.82
- Week change: +$0.13 (+3.7%)
- Year change: +$0.18 (+4.8%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.82 (6/25/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Illinois
#1. City of Chicago: $3.34
#2. Chicago Metro: $3.17
#3. Alexander County: $3.13
#4. Lake County: $3.10
#5. Elgin: $3.04
#6. Quincy: $2.99
#7. Carbondale-Marion: $2.98
#8. East Saint Louis: $2.97
#9. Bloomington-Normal: $2.93
#10. Springfield: $2.92
#11. Rockford: $2.90
#12. Champaign-Urbana: $2.90
#13. Danville: $2.90
#14. Peoria-Pekin: $2.89
#15. Decatur: $2.87
#16. Kankakee-Bradley: $2.86
#17. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (IL only): $2.86

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $2.44
#2. Mississippi: $2.53
#3. Kansas: $2.55
#4. Louisiana: $2.56
#5. Tennessee: $2.57

Read on to see which states have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Nevada

- Regular gas price: $3.71
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#4. Oregon

- Regular gas price: $3.92
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#3. Washington

- Regular gas price: $4.36
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#2. Hawaii

- Regular gas price: $4.40
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#1. California

- Regular gas price: $4.64

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