PEORIA, Ill. – Gas prices in Peoria were up nearly two cents in the last week, averaging $3.36 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy. Those prices are just over five cents higher than a month ago and nearly 25 cents a gallon lower than this time last year.

GasBuddy reports that cheapest gas in Peoria on Labor Day was $3.19 a gallon while the most expensive gas was $3.59. The lowest price in the state was $2.73 and the highest price was $4.67.

GasBuddy says the national average price of gas has dropped nearly 3.5 cents in the last week, averaging $3.15 a gallon on Tuesday. That’s up just over 1.5 cents from a month ago and over 13 cents lower than a year ago.

“With the unofficial end of summer now behind us, we saw the lowest national average price of gasoline on Labor Day since 202

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