At 4:14am on November 10, 2026, Channahon officers were dispatched to the Thorntons located at 24144 W. Eames Street for a theft in progress. At the time, the store was open for business and patrons and employees were inside. Officers were told two white vehicles backed up to the main entry door and several subjects entered the store wearing masks and carrying tools.
Officers observed these vehicles flee northbound on I-55 but did not pursue. Officers entered the Thorntons and located the store employees, who were unharmed.
Video from the gaming section of the store captured six subjects entering the store and using sledgehammers and pry bars to forcefully remove the cash boxes from six gaming machines. Tobacco products were also taken from behind the cash register. All suspects are described as Black males in their late teens to early 20s, wearing all black or grey clothing with balaclava-style face coverings…