Man Robs Walgreens Pharmacy At Knifepoint In Irving Park
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man robbed a Walgreens pharmacy of opioids at knifepoint Sunday in the Irving Park neighborhood. Around 1:30 p.m., the man entered the Walgreens at 3153 W. Irving Park Rd., at Kedzie...
View ArticleEmployee Stabbed In Robbery At Walgreens At Fullerton And Greenview
CHICAGO (CBS) — An employee at a Walgreens on Fullerton Avenue on the western edge of the Lincoln Park neighborhood was stabbed during a robbery Sunday. Police said on Sunday morning, a suspect came...
View ArticleSouth Suburban Man Says He Was Refused Service At Walgreens Drive-Thru After...
LANSING, Ill. (CBS) — A south suburban man now recovering from COVID-19 said he tried to be honest about his status, and was refused service at a pharmacy drive-through. With more people testing...
View ArticleWalgreens To Open 15 Drive-Thru Rapid COVID-19 Testing Sites In 7 States
CHICAGO (CBS) — Walgreens says it plans to open 15 drive-thru testing locations for the novel coronavirus in seven states, allowing a total of up to 3,000 people to be checked per day. The sites will...
View ArticleWith Some Stores Still Recovering From Damage During Civil Unrest, Walgreens...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some stores are still recovering from damage after George Floyd’s death and the unrest that followed. But some people still need prescriptions, and Walgreens is setting up makeshift...
View ArticleWalgreens Dives Into Primary Care With Clinic Expansion
CHICAGO (AP) — Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers. The drugstore chain said...
View ArticleWalgreens Lost $1.7B In 3Q As COVID-19 Tightened Grip
CHICAGO (AP/CBS) — The coronavirus pandemic pushed Deerfield-based Walgreens to a $1.7 billion loss it the most recent quarter with customers staying home or limiting shopping to essential supplies...
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Walgreens CEO Pessina To Step Down, Become Executive Chair
(AP) — Walgreens’ Stefano Pessina will step down as CEO and become executive chairman once the drugstore chain finds a replacement for him. The current executive chairman, former McDonald’s CEO Jim...
View ArticleTown Of Cicero Says Walgreens Stores Aren’t Following Mask Rules
CICERO, Ill. (CBS) — The Town of Cicero says Walgreens has not been following the mask rules there. There are three Walgreens stores in Cicero, located at 4800 W. Cermak Rd., 5932 W. Cermak Rd., and...
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Three Men, Woman Charged In Connection With Looting Incidents In May, August
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men face federal charges after prosecutors say they broke into three pharmacies in Chicago in late May, during widespread looting and civil unrest following the killing of George...
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Employee Fatally Stabbed At Wicker Park Walgreens
CHICAGO (CBS) — A worker at a Walgreens in Wicker Park was stabbed and killed during daylight business hours Sunday. The 32-year-old woman was working at the Walgreens at 1372 N. Milwaukee Ave. around...
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Police Questioning Person Of Interest In Fatal Stabbing At Wicker Park Walgreens
CHICAGO (CBS)– Police are questioning a person of interest in connection with a fatal stabbing at a Wicker Park Walgreens, Chicago police confirmed. A worker at a Walgreens in Wicker Park was stabbed...
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Family, Community Want To Know Who Stabbed Wicker Park Walgreens Employee To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police on Monday afternoon continued to talk to a person of interest after a 32-year-old mother of two was stabbed to death while working at a Walgreens in Wicker Park. As CBS 2...
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At Least 53 Shot, 8 Killed So Far In Labor Day Weekend Gun Violence In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least eight people were killed in shootings over the Labor Day weekend, including an 8-year-old girl. A total of 45 others were wounded, including a 4-year-old boy, and at least four...
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Sincere Williams, 18, Charged With Stabbing Employee At Wicker Park Walgreens...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A suspect was charged Tuesday afternoon with stabbing an employee to death at a Walgreens drugstore in Wicker Park over the weekend. Police said Sincere Williams, 18, was charged with...
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Suspect Prepared To Kill Walgreens Clerk In Wicker Park: Prosecutors
CHICAGO (CBS) — The suspect in the murder of a Walgreens clerk in Wicker Park appeared in court Wednesday for a bond hearing, where new details emerged about what happened moments before the killing. A...
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Melrose Park Gun Shop Owner Says Sincere Williams Burglarized His Store...
MELROSE PARK, Ill. (CBS) — Video obtained exclusively by CBS 2 shows accused Wicker Park Walgreens killer Sincere Williams breaking into a gun shop months before the attack, the owner says. The store...
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Family Of Olga Maria Calderon Demands Answers In Murder Of Walgreens Clerk;...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of Olga Maria Calderon, a Walgreens clerk stabbed to death in Wicker Park last week, wants to know why the store had removed security despite previous robberies, and why Cook...
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Walgreens, State Farm Among Companies With Most Chicago Job Postings On Indeed
CHICAGO (CBS)– As job losses continue to pile up during this pandemic, CBS 2 is Working For Chicago, providing information and resources you need to bounce back. A top HR expert at job site Indeed.com...
View ArticleSystem Glitch Has 2 Chicago Walgreens Locations Giving COVID-19 Vaccines To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some people who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine under state rules are getting it anyway. CBS 2’s Tara Molina on Monday night investigated claims about a glitch in the...
View ArticleChicago Might Be Able To Make COVID Vaccine Available To All By May;...
CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time, the city’s top doctor is letting us all pull out some calendars. City officials tentatively plan to be able to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to everyone in...
View ArticleSome Fortunate CPS Teachers Get COVID-19 Vaccine At Last Minute At Edgewater...
CHICAGO (CBS) — It turns out some Chicago teachers were fortunate enough to get the COVID-19 vaccine early. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, a glitch at one Walgreens in the Edgewater neighborhood...
View ArticleTeachers In Wealthier School Districts Have Big Leg Up In COVID-19 Vaccine...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The vast majority of educators in Illinois can’t get their hands on COVID-19 vaccine – but some can. And as CBS2’s Chris Tye found out Tuesday, the more affluent the school, the more...
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Walgreens Taps Starbucks Exec Roz Brewer As Its New CEO, Only Black Woman...
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) —Walgreens has tapped Starbucks executive Roz Brewer as its new CEO, which will make her the only Black woman leading a Fortune 500 company. Starbucks announced that Brewer was...
View Article‘One Step Closer To Getting Back To Normal’: After Canceling, Walgreens Will...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thousands of teachers in Lake County will be getting vaccinated after all. This after Deerfield-based Walgreens promised them the vaccines, but then backed out. CBS 2’s Meredith Barack...
View ArticleChicago Forced To Cancel COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments Due To Misuse Of...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago couple had appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccines, until the city cut them off. They are not alone as the city was forced to cancel many shots. David Williams and his...
View ArticleSouth Suburban Man With COPD Hasn’t Left Home In A Year, And Now He Can’t Get...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Terry Simpson has not left his home for a year, as it’s just not worth the risk in his condition. He told CBS 2’s Tara Molina the first time he will step out the door will be to get the...
View ArticleWalgreens Partners With Uber To Get People Vaccinated For COVID In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — A big development in the drive to vaccinate as many Americans as possible. Walgreens and Uber are teaming up for a new program that starts in Chicago next week. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le...
View ArticlePharmacies To Start Receiving Vaccines Friday
CHICAGO (CBS)– Starting Friday, pharmacies are going to start administering COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government will start shipping the vaccines directly to pharmacies on Friday. About a million...
View ArticleRiver Forest Man Says Walgreens’ COVID-19 Vaccine Sign Up System Makes It...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The COVID-19 vaccine system was not set up with the elderly in mind. That’s the message a River Forest man has for Walgreens as he, like so many others, is working to make vaccine...
View ArticleNeed For Second Doses Will Make It Harder To Find First Doses Of COVID-19...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Starting Monday, if you live in Illinois, it could be harder to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The state is telling providers to expect fewer shipments. As CBS 2’s Steven...
View ArticleCustomers Say They Cannot Schedule First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose At Walgreens...
CHICAGO (CBS) — More than 100,000 doses of the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine are heading to Illinois and are expected to arrive on Wednesday. But while the number of doses delivered is...
View ArticleCity Of Chicago Joins Walgreens, Churches For COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The City of Chicago is launching a new push with Walgreens and churches across the city to get COVID-19 vaccinations to people in hard-hit communities who may be hesitant about getting...
View ArticleFree COVID-19 Vaccinations Given Out At This Weekend’s Sundays On State Event
CHICAGO (CBS) — COVID-19 vaccinations were available alongside shopping at dining at the Sundays on State event downtown this weekend. Walgreens is now offering free walk-up vaccinations outside their...
View ArticleCicero Man In Custody, Accused Of Burning Down West Lawn Neighborhood...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cicero man was in custody Tuesday on charges that he burned down a Walgreens in the West Lawn neighborhood. Jose Valdovinos, 32, was charged with arson, on allegations of “maliciously...
View ArticleWalgreens Teams With Google To Test Drone Delivery Service
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s up, up, and away for a Deerfield-based Walgreens. The chain is teaming up with Google’s drone delivery company to start air drop-offs to some customers. But don’t expect your...
View ArticleEd’s Tech Notes: Walgreens New Drone Delivery, Amazon New Pay Option,...
CHICAGO (CBS)– Today in tech notes, a new way to pay without your wallet, a huge social media platform could get a rebrand, and a new drone delivery service is beginning test flights. Walgreens is...
View ArticleWoman, 77, Carjacked In Suburban Hometown, Just After Suspects Stole...
HOMETOWN, Ill. (CBS) — Two thieves copped a few Halloween masks and ran out of a Walgreens in southwest suburban Hometown this week – but not before an employee got a good look at them. But CBS 2’s...
View ArticleWalgreens Website Outage Causes Problems For People Looking To Book COVID-19...
CHICAGO (CBS) — If you had trouble booking a COVID-19 test at Walgreens on Monday, you are not alone. The company said it experienced a temporary outage on its website that caused problems for users...
View ArticleThieves Hit 3 Walgreens Stores Around Chicago In Less Than An Hour
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thieves hit three Walgreens stores in Chicago in a period of less than an hour overnight. One of the burglaries happened at 4:26 a.m. on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near 35th...
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