PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Gas prices around the River City continue to fall, inching closer to $3 per gallon.

GasBuddy’s 148 station survey in Peoria said the average price has fallen 2.9 cents per gallon, averaging $3.11 per gallon Monday.

This makes prices 20.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 21.3 cents per gallon lower than this time last year.

The cheapest station in Peoria was priced at $2.86 per gallon Sunday. The most expensive was $3.39 per gallon - a 53-cent difference.

GasBuddy price reports can be found here .

Around Illinois, the cheapest gas was $2.57 per gallon. The highest was $4.92 per gallon - a $1.92 per gallon difference.

Nationally, the average price of gas has risen 2.5 cents in the last week and averages $3 per gallon Monday.

Diesel is up 4.7 cent

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