Melissa Vanderwall, 47, was caught on surveillance footage leaving the Walmart she worked at with $135,000, police say.
The cash was emptied from cash recyclers used to restock registers, according to reports.
Vanderwall turned herself in on Monday, months after a warrant for her arrest was issued for the crime.
Melissa Vanderwall — a 47-year-old former night manager for a Walmart store in Joliet, located about 45 miles southwest of Chicago — is accused of emptying $135,988 into a shopping bag and leaving the store on November 27.
According to Patch.com, local police were called to the scene the same day the crime took place, and an arrest warrant was issued just two days later.