Walgreens says it will close five stores on the South and West sides of Chicago next month, drawing criticism from local leaders. The stores are in the neighborhoods of Chicago Lawn, Little Village, South Chicago,

Five Chicago Walgreens stores will soon close their doors for good, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC Chicago Tuesday. The store closures come as the Deerfield-based pharmacy giant plans to close up to 1,

Five Walgreens stores will shutter their doors in Chicago next month, as part of a nationwide series of closures announced by the drugstore last year.

As part of the company’s “go-forward business strategy,” Walgreens will close five Chicago stores in the coming weeks.

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.

Back in October, Walgreens announced the closure of 1,200 unprofitable stores around the U.S. In Chicago specifically, five Walgreens locations will shut down between February 17 and February 27, all of them on the South Side. Here is a list of the stores that will be closing:

CHICAGO — Walgreens is closing five stores in Chicago next month as part of its strategy to revitalize its struggling business. Last October, the drugstore chain announced that it would be closing 1,200 stores in the United States over three years. Chicago Walgreens locations expected to close between Feb. 17 and Feb. 27 include:

The closures are part of the first round, as Walgreens plans to close 12,000 stores in the next three years. A Philadelphia sports fan, who went on a misogynistic tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan in viral video,