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Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery
CNN
Gas prices have spiked in and around Chicago after a tornado sidelined a major ExxonMobil oil refinery last week.
Gas prices have spiked in and around Chicago after a tornado sidelined a major ExxonMobil oil refinery last week. A gallon of gas in Chicago is now selling for an average of $4.34, according to AAA. That’s 27 cents more expensive than just a week ago after a tornado narrowly missed the Joliet Refinery and knocked power out to the Channahon, Illinois, facility. But it’s not just Chicago getting hit with higher prices. The top 10 US metro areas experiencing the biggest one-week gas price increases are all located in the region, according to AAA. In Gary, Indiana, the average price for regular gasoline has spiked by 41 cents over the past week to $3.65 a gallon.