Gas prices fall to less than $3 a gallon in Rockford

RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS

As gas prices slowly drop across the nation, Rockford-area motorists were treated to a rare sight Monday: Gas for less than $3 a gallon.

According to IllinoisGasPrices.com and Register Star staff reports, several area stations were charging $2.97 to $2.99 a gallon for regular unleaded.

The national average for gas was $2.98 a gallon early Monday, according to AAA’s fuelgaugereport.com, down from $3.02 a month ago.

Illinois had dropped more, going from $3.11 a gallon a month ago to $3.04 Monday.

The Rockford metro area on average was at $3.03 a gallon early Monday, the third-highest in the state. Its average has dropped three cents in the past month.

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