Walgreens to close 150 stores
Walgreens, one of the largest retail pharmacy chains, is set to close 150 stores by next summer due to increased shoplifting and sluggish sales.
Chicago Walgreens redesigned with only 2 aisles available for browsing, the rest behind counters: report
A Walgreens store in Chicago reportedly has been redesigned to allow customers to browse only two aisles of products – after they pass through anti-theft detectors.
Walgreens cutting 10% of corporate workforce, including in Deerfield and Chicago
Walgreens, facing a pileup of financial obligations for opioid litigation and other legal matters, is laying off 504 corporate employees.
Walgreens cutting 10% of corporate workforce, including in Deerfield and Chicago
Walgreens Boots Alliance, facing a pileup of financial obligations for opioid litigation and other legal matters, is laying off 504 corporate employees.
Walgreens won't sell abortion pill by mail in 20 states
Walgreens on Thursday said it won’t sell an abortion pill by mail in 20 conservative-led states.
Munster Walgreens robbery: Customer steals money from cash register after buying item
A Walgreens store in northwest Indiana was robbed by a customer on Tuesday.
Walgreens ends purchase limit on children's fever medication
An unusually fast start to the annual flu season, plus a spike in other respiratory illnesses, created a surge in demand for fever relievers.
Distinct Walgreens in Wicker Park to close up shop
If you want to make one last trip to an iconic Chicago Walgreens, time is running out.
Distinct Walgreens in Wicker Park to close up shop
The flagship Walgreens store in Wicker Park is closing at the end of January.
Pharmacies limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine
Pharmacies will be limiting children's pain medication purchases as respiratory illnesses continue to rise. CVS has announced a two-product limit online and in stores, while Walgreens is limiting customers to six purchases online. The CDC says respiratory viruses are at high levels nationwide.
Chicago alderman partners with United Giving Hope, Walgreens for Thanksgiving giveaway in Little Village
The season of giving is off to an early start in Chicago's Little Village. On Tuesday afternoon, Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez partnered with United Giving Hope and Walgreens for a holiday giveaway.
Car crashes into revolving door at Walgreens
A luxury SUV plowed into the front entrance of a Walgreens at Clark and Ontario in River North Monday evening in what appeared to be an intentional act.
Walgreens is offering up to $75,000 to recruit pharmacists amid shortage
Pharmacists are in such high demand that Walgreens is offering a hefty signing bonus of up to $75,000.
Man admits to 'maliciously' setting fire to Walgreens during 2020 unrest
A man has pleaded guilty to burning down a Southwest Side Walgreens amid rioting and looting in 2020.
Chicago man charged in stabbing of Walgreens customer who confronted him over shoplifting
A man was charged with allegedly stabbing a man who confronted him over shoplifting at a Walgreens Sunday in Chicago's River North neighborhood.
Walgreens stabbing: Man critically wounded after confronting shoplifter in River North
A man was stabbed and critically wounded Sunday night while trying to confront a suspected shoplifter at a Walgreens in the River North neighborhood.
Man stabbed, critically wounded inside Chicago Walgreens
A man was stabbed and critically wounded Sunday night at a Walgreens in River North on the Near North Side.
Walgreens investing $120M on labor as worker shortage drags on
Chicago-based Walgreens is investing $120 million on labor this year as the nationwide worker shortage drags on.
1-year-old grazed by bullet in Walgreens parking lot on South Side
Three people were shot, including a 1-year-old boy, outside of a Walgreens in Chatham on Chicago's South Side.
Walgreens in Auburn Gresham reopens more than a year after looting shut it down
More than one year after looting destroyed a Chicago Walgreens, it is finally back open.