American News May 4, 2026
Dem lawmaker calls to 'charge' Walgreens for 'crime' of shutting down Chicago store over rampant theft
"Walgreens should be charged with first-degree corporate abandonment."
Washington DC
May 4, 2026
A Chicago alderman is calling for pharmacy chain Walgreens to face charges after the company announced that it would be closing a Chatham location due to a high number of thefts and violent incidents.
Alderman William Hall said at a recent event, "Walgreens should be charged with first-degree corporate abandonment. It should be a crime the way they’re treating our elders. It should be a crime the way they’re treating our families."
Speaking with Fox 32’s The Chicago Report, Hall said the company, instead of closing down the location, should shift to a different store model. Hall said, "Let me tell you how bad and disingenuous and disrespectful Walgreens was. They left me a message. They didn't even give us a ramp-up time, enough time for the community and just, it's less than 30 days that this place will be gone. So that means all the prescriptions will either go a mile east or a mile west, which is completely unacceptable."
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