FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, traffic drives past a North Little Rock, Ark., gas station. Gas prices are dropping just in time for holiday travel. By Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, the national average should fall below $3.2775 a gallon, the low for the year set on Jan. 1. But American drivers will still spend a record amount on gas in 2012, with each gallon costing 10 cents more on average than a year ago. They can only hope that government forecasts for lower prices next year come true. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
James Boose, of Chicago pumps gas at the Mobile Gas Station, 754 North Harlem Avenue, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 in River Forest. River Forest wants voters to grant the village home rule powers this fall to have the power to possibly raise gas taxes. | Rob Hart~Sun-Times Media
Gas prices will soon drop to their lowest level of the year. By Monday, the national average should fall below the $3.28 a gallon that drivers paid on Jan. 1, according to analysts. The drop is a gift for those hitting the road during what …
