{"id":2603934,"date":"2026-05-18T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walgreens-forced-to-shutter-yet-another-store-in-major-city-due-to-urban-crime\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:58:04","slug":"walgreens-forced-to-shutter-yet-another-store-in-major-city-due-to-urban-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walgreens-forced-to-shutter-yet-another-store-in-major-city-due-to-urban-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens Forced to Shutter Yet Another Store in Major City Due to Urban Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalgreens-forced-to-shutter-yet-another-store-in-major-city-due-to-urban-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Walgreens is closing its long-running pharmacy location at 86th and Cottage Grove in Chicago\u2019s South Side, effective June 4. company officials say the decision follows persistent theft and repeated incidents in which staff and storefront security were still unable to prevent losses and assaults. Walgreens Regional Vice President Reginald Johnson called the closure a \u201clast resort,\u201d noting theft at the store was about 16%, or four times the company average, and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-white-house-responds-to-public-war-of-words-between-elon-musk-and-trumps-top-trade-adviser\/\" title=\"Watch: White House Responds to Public War of Words Between Elon Musk and Trump&#039;s Top Trade Adviser\">store lost<\/a> about $1 million over the prior year. District Manager Jason Vasquez said efforts to reduce theft-such as lock boxes-were often defeated, including by people jumping counters to steal items like liquor and cigarettes. Some residents criticized the closure as further disinvestment in the community, while Walgreens representatives said it came only after unsuccessful attempts to stop the theft. The nearest alternate Walgreens location is a little over a mile away, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >store manager mentioned delivery options<\/a> (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-arizona-ag-slammed-uber-doordash-for-offering-free-delivery-for-black-owned-businesses-companies-settle-civil-rights-cases\/\" title=\"After Arizona AG Slammed Uber, DoorDash For Offering Free Delivery For Black-Owned Businesses, Companies Settle Civil Rights Cases\">free delivery<\/a> for certain medications) to help seniors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Walgreens is closing a longtime location in Chicago because of runaway theft, shuttering one of the few remaining pharmacies in that portion of the South Side.<\/p>\n<p>On June 4, the pharmacy chain is suspending its location at 86th and Cottage Grove, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/walgreens-close-chatham-store-after-more-than-1m-loss-cites-theft-declining-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from WFLD-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens Regional Vice President Reginald Johnson said at a town hall that the closure was \u201cthe last resort\u201d \u2014 but was made necessary by high levels of theft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here today because we\u2019re closing the store at 86th and Cottage Grove. But I just want to make sure everyone understands closing stores are not our goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Walgreens reveals the Chicago South Side store they are shuttering after 20 years, lost $1 million mainly due to theft last year, which is 4x the company average, while they spent $400k a year on security and employees still got assaulted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2053664801507676363?\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheft at this store is 16 percent,\u201d Johnson added. \u201cThat\u2019s four times above the company average.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-said-she-wouldnt-take-down-hitler-statue-in-newly-unearthed-video\/\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene Said She Wouldn\u2019t Take Down Hitler Statue In Newly Unearthed Video\">residents called<\/a> the store closure a sign of disinvestment in the black community that will worsen a lack of locations where prescriptions can be filled.<\/p>\n<p>But Walgreens District Manager Jason Vasquez said the decision only came after unsuccessful efforts to stop thievery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLock boxes help us protect the merchandise in the store. A lot of the time, those lock boxes were getting destroyed. And that\u2019s at a great cost to the company,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had people jump across the counters, because we sell liquor behind the counter, taking liquor, cigarettes,\u201d Vasquez continued.<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens was spending $400,000 per year on store security guards \u2014 but still experienced the high levels of theft, as well as attacks on employees.<\/p>\n<p>Lonnie Fuqua, the manager of the location, added that such activity \u201cwears down\u201d over the course of time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: \ud83d\udea8Another Walgreens is shutting down including its longtime \u201cChatham store\u201d on Chicago\u2019s South Side.<\/p>\n<p>Store closes June 4th after $1 MILLION in losses in 2025 and THEFT rates at 4X the company average.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses are fleeing Brandon Johnson\u2019s crime wave by the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xhzOyuqx3W\">pic.twitter.com\/xhzOyuqx3W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunter Eagleman\u2122 (@Hunter_Eagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hunter_Eagleman\/status\/2054169357584843067?\">May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot so much the financial piece but the endurance of that day in and day out,\u201d Fuqua described.<\/p>\n<p>The next nearest Walgreens location \u2014 which is offering prescriptions by mail \u2014 is just over a mile away.<\/p>\n<p>Fuqua added that \u201cfor seniors, there\u2019s some solutions that have been put in place where you\u2019ll get free delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat has started already for those medications you may have that under the law, can be delivered,\u201d Fuqua commented.<\/p>\n<p>WMAQ-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/why-is-walgreens-closing-so-many-stores-what-to-know-as-5-chicago-locations-shutter\/3646574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in 2025 that five Walgreens stores in Chicago were scheduled for closure between Feb. 17 and Feb. 27 of that year alone \u2014 with none of the closures happening in the suburbs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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