hearing officer said that the man has his driver s license in illinois, and he has his car registered in illinois and voting absentee in illinois and paying taxes here in illinois, and cited a court hearing that said that the cornerstone of residency, once you have established residency in illinois is the intention of the resident to be a resident and not necessarily where he lays his head at night, because nobody disputes he has been sleeping in washington, d.c. for the last couple of years. thank you, very much, nick, only rahm s desire to be the mayor of chicago. we will see how this works out for him. thank you. and the average of gas surpassed the $3 mark today making it the first time we have seen the gas prices like this at christmas. and right now the average cost of regular unleaded is $3.01 which is up three cents from a week ago. 14 cents from a month ago and 43 cents from a year ago. new york drivers are paying the most at $3.26 a gallon and also well over $3 in calif
are also expensivexpensive. california right now on average $3.25 a gallon while new york right now is going for about $3.26 a gallon. texas down south, $2.83 a gallon and the lone star state the cheapest gas in the country right now, colorado. $2.74. if you re flying on average airline tickets are going for about $400 round trip and we can also tell you that for the most part the weather is expected to cooperate, but it s looking like it could be a little dicy over the next coming days and then, of course, the west coast is a whole different story. so, regardless, this year is likely it be a little more expensive in terms of gas and in terms of airfares and in terms of hotels than a year ago. back to you. thanks, tom. as we know, gas prices affect everything that we buy and we do. thank you so much tom costello. the white house announcing it has enhanced security measures, but will they make you safer this holiday season when you travel? and the troubled web gets even more tangl
be headaches. today is one of the busiest travel days of the year marking the christmas travel rush. aaa indicates 92 million americans will travel at least 50 miles from home, and mostly by car. that will cost you. reporter: good day from bethesda, maryland. gasoline is up 40 cents from a year ago, so if you are driving over the course of the holiday break, expect to pay more. in california, they are averaging $3.25 a gallon. new york is going for $3.26 a gallon right now. texas, they are going for 2.83 a gallon for regular, and the cheapest gas, colorado, $2.74. and then of the 92 million
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just shy of 11,000 mark. s and p 900 gained nine and a third. oil and gasoline had hit 18 month highs. crude futures up $1.75 closing at $86.62 a barrel. gas averaging $2.83 per gallon up three cents from last week. nine cents from a month ago. on the road to recovery big gains in one important measurement of an important part of the economy. fox business correspondent jerry willis looks at the numbers. reporter: a key gauge of the housing market is looking up. pending home sales rose in february fueling to jump the home buyers tax credit. across the country mid west had the best performance, west stumbled with pending home sales dropping 4.8%. the performance so strong the national association of realtors chief economist sees