Dem Chicago Alderman Wants Walgreens Charged with Crime After Store Closes Amid Rampant Theft, Violence

Another pharmacy is leaving Chicago because of theft, and somehow, the villain of the story is not the people stealing from it.

The villain is apparently the business itself, which finally decided it had enough and decided to cut its losses.

According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, a Walgreens located at 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in the crime-ridden area is set to close permanently on June 4.

Democratic Alderman William Hall joined residents outside the store Monday, where signs read “Senior Lives Matter” and “End Corporate Abandonment.”

“Walgreens should be charged with first-degree corporate abandonment,” Hall said. “It should be a crime the way they’re treating our elders. It should be a crime the way they’re treating our families.”

CHICAGO: Retail stores across the city struggling with teen takeovers, illegal aliens, and rampant shoplifting are closing left and right. Alderman William Hall wants to see retailers