Walgreens closing Chatham store as officials warn of pharmacy deserts
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
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Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications. Sabrina Franza reports.
Sixth Ward Alderman William Hall says closures like these are creating pharmacy deserts in Chicago. The nearest Walgreens to the one closing in Chatham is more than a mile away, at 87th and Stony Island Avenue.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
A Walgreens drugstore was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago’s Logan Square community early Monday morning.
A Walgreens drugstore was robbed at gunpoint in Chicago's Logan Square community early Monday morning.
The location at 87th and Cottage Grove will close its doors on June 4. Residents say it will create a pharmacy desert.
Walgreens says it was a necessary step after the stores lost over a $1 million last year, and team members' safety is at risk.
Walgreens is closing their Chatham store at 86th and Cottage Grove because, they said, they can't keep staff or customers safe. The neighborhood says they're taking away a vital resource.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Walgreens is laying off hundreds of employees across the country.
Walgreens is laying off hundreds of employees across the country. Nearly 470 jobs are being cut in Illinois, where the company is based.
The DuPage County State's Attorney said two teenage boys from Lisle have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Walgreens bathroom in Naperville.
Walgreens is pulling more than 41-thousand bottles of it saline nasal spray with the ingredient Xylitol.
Walgreens has eliminated six paid holidays for hourly store workers after being acquired by a private equity firm later this year.
Walgreens has eliminated six paid holidays for hourly store workers after being acquired by a private equity firm later this year.
Three men broke into a Walgreens in Chicago's McKinley Park early Tuesday morning.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
In a statement on Monday, the company said it remains headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
Wauconda police arrested two men during a traffic stop who were wanted for a string of Walgreens retail thefts spanning multiple counties.
Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy are limiting access to the COVID-19 vaccine as the companies attempt to follow state guidance that requires approvals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
Chicago police said the man made a fake purchase to grab money from the register before leaving the scene.
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