Gas Guide: Prices Around Lemont, May 9

With gas prices rising over $4 in much of the Chicago area, we want to help our readers with a weekly roundup of the best deals around.

According to the AAA Fuel Price Finder, the average price of gas in the Lemont area is now $4.40 — down just a few cents from last week, but still up 37 cents from last month.

The average cost to fuel a vehicle with a 15-gallon tank is $66.07 — up nearly $6 from last month and $20 from six months ago.

Here are some of the best prices at nearby stations, courtesy of the AAA Fuel Price Finder:

Lemont Stations

• $4.39: Shell, 12311 S. Archer Ave.
• $4.45: , 12300 Archer Ave.
• $4.49: Lemont Kar Gas, 1196 State St.

Nearby Stations

Bolingbrook

• $4.25: Costco, Woodward Avenue and Boughton Road
• $4.39: Speedway, 352 S. Bolingbrook Dr.
• $4.39: Food 4 Less, 271 S. Bolingbrook Dr.

Darien

• $4.37: Speedway, 8301 Lemont Road

Homer Glen

• $4.33: GasMart USA, 12819 W. 143rd St.
• $4.33: Gas City, 12502 W. 143rd St.
• $4.36: Mac's Convenience Store, 12810 W. 143rd St.

Lockport

• $4.39: Romeoville Minuteman (Citgo), 415 New Ave.
  

Romeoville

• $4.37: Citgo, 1100 N. Indpendence Blvd.
• $4.37: Speedway, 701 N. Independence Blvd.
• $4.37: BP, 680 N. Independence Blvd.

Willowbrook

• $4.29: Hinsdale Clark, 11S370 Kingery Highway
  

AAA lists the following ways to save gas for when you're between fill-ups:

• Avoid idling when possible;
• Use cruise control when possible and maintain constant speed;
• Avoid carrying more weight (the heavier your car is, the more gas you use);
• Don’t brake or accelerate too quickly; and
• Keep tires properly filled.

Out and about and low on gas? AAA recently released the AAA TripTik Mobile app for iPhone users. The app allows users to compare gas prices while on the go.