Misc + Bloomington tonight

By: Diane Benjamin We spent the weekend in Wisconsin. We saw ZERO gas stations with gas over $2.95 a gallon. The roads are extremely better than Illinois, obviously freezing and thawing is just an excuse. There was a lot of road work being done. The area we were in received 7 1/2 inches of rain […]

Disgusting Roads Bloomington!

By: Diane Benjamin I had to run into town this morning, the County roads have some snow pack but not slush. Bloomington’s roads are an adventure in survival. Prospect by Schnucks is inches of slush. I was only on main roads, I can’t say any of them were “cleared”. Just to top that: Gas was […]

Nationwide gas prices, Illinois highest east of the Rockies

By: Diane Benjamin A friend was recently in the Quad Cities. The Iowa side had long lines at the pumps with Illinois plates. https://wirepoints.org/this-weekend-try-to-fill-your-gas-tank-anywhere-but-illinois-wirepoints/#respond Besides the State Sales Tax (6.25%) and State Motor Fuel Tax (.39) and Federal Gas Tax (.19), both Bloomington and Normal added .08 in local motor fuel taxes. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/75413201/ Any surprise […]