The founders of Thornton Distilling say it opened in Illinois' oldest standing brewery just months before COVID. So now they are finally getting people talking about their drinks. CBS 2's Jim ...

Thanks to a resurgence of local craft brewing that kicked off in the 1990s, it’s hard to pass through a suburb or rural town without spotting a craft brewery or distillery. Thornton Distilling ...

It’s a similar path he and his partners are taking as they convert a historic Thornton building that housed several breweries into liquor distilling business, Soltis Family Spirits. There also ...

Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton, Illinois closed its tasting room and restaurant, the Well, on Tuesday after the state ordered closure of restaurant dining rooms. Now it's joining the list of ...

Like many other businesses, Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton did a bit of pivoting during the pandemic. Early on, just as the shutdowns began, production shifted from spirits to hand sanitizer ...

Steve Soltis, Joe’s great-grandson, has been restoring the building for the past three years and will reopen it as an 18,000-square-foot distillery that’ll start off producing pecan whiskey ...

Eden Prairie’s Brandon Thornton believes that a new craft distillery he’s starting with two others will add more diversity to the community. Thornton, and his business partners Scott ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Thornton Distilling Company has an award-winning cocktail bar and restaurant and their spirits are available in multiple ...