CHICAGO — Elected officials and community leaders are calling for the pharmacy chain Walgreens to reverse their decision to close a location in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood on the city’s South Side.
Elected leaders say the closure of the Walgreesn at 8628 South Cottage Grover will greatly disrupt a convenient location for seniors to access their medication and threaten residents that rely on this Walgreens location. They are calling for Walgreens to instead redesign the location.
In a statement to WGN News, Walgreens says in part they are shutting down this location because its experienced higher levels of theft and violent incidents. They say safety challenges have it made it difficult to maintain a secure environment. They say this was not an easy decision…