Month-to-month gas prices in the Chicago area are down for the first time since October 2010, according to reports from AAA Chicago Motor Club.
More good news: Analysts predict the trend to continue through the summer.
The average gas price in Cook County is down 22 cents from last month, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, but at $4.28, it is more than $1 higher than last year.
Still, experts predict prices could fall to $3.50 per gallon by October.
A look at local price fluctuations:
Cook County:
--August 2011: $4.28
--May 2011: $4.50
--August 2010: $3.00
DuPage County:
--August 2011: $4.09
--May 2011: $4.37
--August 2010: $2.81
Lake County, Ill.:
--August 2011: $4.09
--May 2011: $4.37
--August 2010: $2.88
Will County:
--August 2011: $4.06
--May 2011: $4.35
--August 2010: $2.84
Lake County, Ind.:
--August 2011: $3.88
--May 2011: $4.17
--August 2010: $2.70
Chicago gas prices set a record high in May, topping the last record set at $4.303 in 2008.
