THE FOLLOW IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE
People v. Cory Day 2025-CF-040
On May 9, 2025, Cory Day (DOB: 7/31/1979), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to Burglary, a class 2 felony, and was sentenced to 9 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Following his term of imprisonment, Day will serve 1-year mandatory supervised release. Judge Mark S. Goodwin presided over the plea and sentencing.
The People presented evidence that on January 15, 2025, officers with the Danville Police Department were dispatched to a storage facility on Voorhees Street. The property manager reported that through the remote feed of the security cameras subjects had been seen at multiple times throughout the early morning hours, inside the fence of the property, stealing items from the storage sheds. Police responded and found a hole cut in the fence and the defendant inside the fence with a bag, a large lamp and a bubble gum dispenser. Once apprehended by police, the suspect, identified as Cory Day, confessed to being on the property earlier. Day stated he had
stolen the bag from one of the storage sheds and admitted to possessing the stolen property from a prior burglary of the property earlier in the night.
State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy said, “I commend the Danville Police Department for their fast response in apprehending this burglar. Thanks to their quick action, a threat to our community has been removed. My office will continue to work with the police to ensure criminals are held accountable.”
