Durbin takes aim at 'big oil'
By Christine Des Garennes
Monday May 19, 2008
Darrell Hoemann
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks about the Federal Trade Commission's decision to investigate record-high gas and oil prices at a press conference Sunday in front of a gas station at Vine and California streets in Urbana.
Remember the good old days, when gasoline was cheap?
Like, seven years ago?
Back in 2001, gasoline was about $1.51 a gallon.
Today it's hovering just below $4 a gallon in Champaign County, and even higher in metropolitan areas like Chicago.
What the heck is going on?
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