Spiking gas prices spurs some Chicagoans to stop looking, amid rising food prices and inflation

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date June 11, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 11, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/economy/2026/06/11/spiking-gas-prices-chicagoans-stop-rising-food-prices-inflation

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Alejandro Vasquez was filling up his Toyota Prius Thursday morning at one of the priciest gas stations in Chicago. The Shell station at 130 W. North Ave. in Old Town was selling regular gas at $5.80 a gallon, one of the highest prices for a gallon of gas in the city, according to data from GasBuddy...