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Neighbors Say Closure Of Walgreens In Chicago's Bronzeville Neighborhood Will Disrupt Many Lives

"Very busy, very busy," said Edith Smith. "The line was just long for the medicine I had to get for myself."

(CBS Chicago)

January 16, 2025

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Walgreens has revealed its five Chicago drugstores that will close next month—and one of those pending closures will be a blow to the Bronzeville community.

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The following Walgreens stores will close between Monday, Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 27:

At the Bronzeville Walgreens location on King Drive off 35th Street in the Lake Meadows Shopping Plaza, there is a constant flow of people coming and going.

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