Oh, back in the day...

From the the Illinois State Senate Journal Resolution No. 102:

WHEREAS, the price of gasoline has reached an average $1.70 per gallon nationwide; and

WHEREAS, the price of gasoline continues to climb, to the extent that some experts have predicted
prices of $2.50 per gallon in the near future; therefore be it

RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call upon the United States Congress to investigate and determine why
the cost of motor fuel is so high and climbing.

The resolution was dated on March 27, 2003.