Another pharmacy is leaving Chicago because of theft, and somehow, the villain of the story is not the people stealing from it.
The villain is apparently the business itself, which finally decided it had enough and decided to cut its losses.
According to areportfrom the Chicago Sun-Times, a Walgreens located at 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in the crime-ridden area is set to close permanently on June 4.
Democratic Alderman William Hall joined residents outside the store Monday, where signs read “Senior Lives Matter” and “End Corporate Abandonment.”
“Walgreens should be charged with first-degree corporate abandonment,” Hall said. “It should be a crime the way they’re treating our elders. It should be a crime the way they’re treating our families.”
CHICAGO: Retail stores across the city struggling with teen takeovers, illegal aliens, and rampant shoplifting are closing left and right. Alderman William Hall wants to see retailers like Walgreens to face criminal charges for closing.pic.twitter.com/G6KNDYEjql
The anger was loud and pointed entirely at the wrong target.
Walgreens madeits reasoningclear. The company said the store has experienced “significantly higher levels of theft and violent incidents than our other locations,” adding that ongoing safety issues have made it difficult to protect workers and customers.
The same Chicago Sun-Times report noted that at least seven Walgreens stores on the South Side have closed or are set to close since 2025.
This obviously was not a one-off decision. Walgreens has also said it is closing other high-risk locations. Translated into plain English, theft, violence, and shrinking margins make basic operations unsustainable.
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