Another Walgreens Is Closing in Chicago—Blame Criminals, Not the Company Walgreens is pulling out of Chicago’s South Side, home to some of the city’s most crime-ridden areas The closure of a store in the city’s Chatham neighborhood, set for June 4, marks the seventh Walgreens location to shut down on the South Side in the past year Who’s to blame for this departure? Chicago Alderman William Hall, who represents Chatham as part of Ward 6, blames the
Chicago Walgreens Shuts Down After Theft, Violence Drive Store Into the . . . By Illinois Review Another major retailer is pulling out of Chicago after years of rising crime, theft, and disorder under Democrat leadership Walgreens confirmed it will close its longtime store in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood on June 4, ending more than two decades of operation in the community The company says the location simply became impossible to sustain financially because of