(Undated) — Start budgeting now, prices at the pump could jump over the next several months. GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, says the real “fireworks” at the pump are likely to start in February.
However, De Haan says the jump in prices is nothing new.
The current national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.11. The statewide average for Illinois is $3.23 and it’s $3.10 in Indiana.