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The average price of gas in the Peoria area is up more than 40 cents a gallon this week, as the war in Iran impacts the global oil market.

Pekin gas stations have been given the opportunity to sell sell packaged liquor. The city council voted 5-1 this week to allow gas stations to apply for the requisite liquor license.

With the July 4 holiday approaching, the cost of gas in the Peoria area is climbing, but still well below this time last year.

The cost of gas in the Peoria area is mostly unchanged over the past week as the calendar turned to May. The fuel cost analysis website GasBuddy shows the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded at just under $3.34 — a change of less than 1 cent in the past week.

Drivers in the Peoria area and across the country are facing higher prices at the pumps to begin 2025.

Peoria city leaders have voted to stop six Shell gas stations from selling package alcohol at their convenience stores.

The co-chairs of the Peoria City-County Joint Commission on Racial Justice and Equity outlined their efforts to develop strategies for closing inequity gaps from decades of structural racism.

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