Portillo's employee in Gurnee robbed at gunpoint in drive-thru lane

Gurnee police are searching for a man who robbed a Portillo's employee at gunpoint in the drive-thru lane Monday.

GURNEE, Ill. - Gurnee police are searching for a man who robbed a Portillo's employee at gunpoint in the drive-thru lane Monday.

At about 12:30 p.m., Gurnee police received a call of an armed robbery at a Portillos's restaurant.

The victim said that a Black male driver pulled into the drive-thru lane, displayed a handgun and took his cash before fleeing the area.

No one was injured.

Eric Gatlin | Village of Grayslake

Officers identified the suspect vehicle as a stolen white Ford cargo van out of Round Lake Beach.

A person of interest has been identified as Eric Gatlin, 43, of Grayslake.

Gatlin has active warrants out of Lake County.

Gurnee police are searching for a Grayslake man who robbed a Portillo's employee at gunpoint in the drive-thru lane Monday.

He is described as 5'11 and about 230 pounds.

He is considered armed and dangerous.