Though I live in the 6th ward, I work mainly in Deerfield. For my first 6 months there, gas was always $0.10 - $0.25 cheaper than in the city. As prices rose, Deerfield (in Lake County, with cheaper taxes) was still consistently cheaper.
But since Hurricane Ike, while prices have dropped, Chicago’s prices are actually cheaper in a number of stations, especially the 6th ward stations along State Street near the Dan Ryan.
The lowest I have found was $3.41 (as of Sunday evening, Oct. 12, 2008; latest is $3.45) at the BP station located near 76th and State Street. Gas as of last check was at least $0.15 cheaper than Deerfield!
I found out why – all the pumps made you go inside the store to prepay. Not a big deal – except that even credit cards needed to specify an amount. You couldn’t just say “fill ‘er up.” So they essentially made you back into the store to get the new receipt, all in hopes you would buy something (which is where stations find most of their profit – not the gas, but the other stuff).
It’s annoying…but if it gets me cheaper gas, I feel I am disciplined enough to not fall into that trap (and NOT pay more than if I bought the item at Aldi’s up the street).
It’s also cheap on the North Side, especially on Devon Avenue at & near Ridge.
For the city, you can click ChicgaoGasPrices.com and for beyond, go to IllinoisgasPrices.com
These are a service of gasbuddy.com
So something to be aware of, and I hope it saves you some cash!
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