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The episode discusses the growing pharmacy desert on the South Side of Chicago as another Walgreens prepares to close, prompting community action.

As another South Side Walgreens prepares to close, local leaders and residents rallied outside the business Monday to demand corporate officials either keep the store open or invest in other healthcare organizations in the community. The Walgreens store at 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave. will close permanently June 4, according to Ald. William Hall (6th) and the national drugstore chain.

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