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.

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,

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.

The Deerfield-based pharmacy giant plans to close as many as 1,200 in the coming years, with 5 Chicago stores on the latest list.

Walgreens will close five Chicago stores next month, part of the Deerfield-based pharmacy chain’s plan to shutter 1,200 locations by 2027.

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.

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:

A Walgreens store near the Centre of Tallahassee mall will permanently close next month. Located at 2349 N Monroe St., the drug store retailer posted a sign outside its door indicating it would close on Feb.