The CVS located at 6748 Roosevelt Road has an approximately 10-foot hole in its wall after a stolen car crashed into it Thursday morning.
At 4:03 a.m. Thursday, the Oak Park Police Department said officers responded to the store after two individuals broke in and a burglar alarm went off.
The two individuals had used a stolen vehicle to drive through the pharmacy area of the store and break in. The estimated loss and damage are unknown.
One of the OPPD officers saw the individuals get into a different car, a gray SUV, and flee eastbound on Roosevelt Road. The officer was in pursuit until the vehicle entered Interstate 290 eastbound at Austin Boulevard, according to village officials.
The village’s chief building official met with police and CVS management, determining that the opening created in the wall is about 10 feet and that the wall appears to be loadbearing, according to officials.
“He has advised using extreme caution around the opening and during the repair,” village officials said.
The CVS location is expected to be closed Thursday as management figures out next steps.