Man Charged With Stealing $220 Worth of Aspirin from CVS

A Chicago man who takes care of his visually impaired mother was arrested after he allegedly stole $220 worth of aspirin from a CVS store in Evergreen Park.

Phillip Willbanks, 49, appeared on a felony retail theft charge before Cook County Judge Peter Felice during a bond hearing at Bridgeview on Monday.

According to the charges, Evergreen Park police responded to a retail theft in progress at 3201 W. 95th St. on Sunday, where Willbanks was observed pocketing aspirin.

Prosecutors said that Willbanks had prior arrests for retail theft, domestic battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Reading the pretrial risk assessment before setting bail, Judge Felice noted that Willbanks had scored 20 out of a possible score of 25.

“That’s the highest I’ve seen in a long time,” the judge said.

The public defender said that Willbanks was the paid caregiver of his mother who suffers from glaucoma and requested electronic home monitoring.

Judge Felice said he could get a bracelet if he was able to make bail, which he set at $75,000. Willbanks is due back in court on July 7.