Why, Can someone explain?.. Illinois....4.19 a gallon, Northern Milwaukee 3.59

[Stuart G]

..Sunday, 6/19.. I went to Milwaukee for a day trip.

On the corner of Dempster and Skokie Blvd. in Skokie Illinois
.. an Exxon station had a price of $4.19 a gallon for regular unleaded.
In the northern suburbs of Milwaukee, there were a number of stations at 3.59 a gallon for regular unleaded.

A distance of 82 miles by my calculation, and 15 percent.
Now that is quite a spread.. 60 cents a gallon.
14 gallons..or $8.40 cents difference for my purchase of 14 gallons. (that I saved in a northern Milwaukee suburb.)

Someone out there...tell me why?

[Gman]

1. State taxes?

[Drale]

2. It does have something to do with Taxes

but I've found that in the biggest cities, Chicago, LA, New York, the price is generally higher then normal.

[PeaceNikki]

3. Cook County taxes, municipal taxes and premium neighborhood prices.

DuPage is cheaper: http://www.illinoisgasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Roselle, the Cook County burbs are cheaper: http://www.illinoisgasprices.com/index.aspx?area=Streamwood.

[Stuart G]

4. a little bit of research finds this...

in Skokie Ill taxes...add 10 percent to price
in northern Milwaukee suburbs.. taxes add 5.l percent to price

that accounts for 20 cents a gallon ....

what about the other 40 cents difference?? or ten percent..?

[mmonk]

5. Different distributors possibly.

[customerserviceguy]

6. I was in Chicago about seven weeks ago

and I noticed that. Made sure I bought my gasoline in Indiana for the return trip home.