My daughter lives in southern IL and she said that eggs there are $4 a dozen at Aldi.
Where the Cost of Eggs Is Highest
As evidenced by the price data, some states are more expensive than others when it comes to what you’ll pay for a dozen eggs on average. In descending order, here are the 10 states that had the highest cost overall for a dozen eggs:
• Hawaii
• Florida
• Alabama
• Nevada
• California
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Wyoming
• Maine
• Colorado
In each of those states, shoppers paid $5.70 or more on average for a dozen eggs. Hawaii is the most expensive state to buy eggs, with the average cost of a dozen eggs nearing $10.
https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/average-cost-of-a-dozen-eggs/
I remember my Grandma saying the ONLY time she ever spanked my Dad was when he was a toddler and threw a number of precious eggs (this was during the Depression) under their icebox.