brooke? alison, thanks for that. also, gas prices. chicago of all places, the most expensive place to buy gas. how much? the next time you re grum belg, think of this. you can blame taxes for it, federal, state, and local taxes. the average price in chicago for a gallon of gas, $4.34. and in honolulu, keep in mind it s $4.46. in illinois, it s one of the few states where you re going to pay sales tax and then on the local level, there is a tax on gas and then the tax from cook county. you add it all up, brooke, and one analyst says the privilege of living in chicago costs you 50 to 60 cents per gallon. lucky duck if you are in chicago paying for that. note to self, take the l train. alison, thank you. thank you. next on reporter roulette, elizabeth cohen is in houston,