The Chatham Walmart Supercenter, along with three of the company’s Neighborhood Markets — in Grand Boulevard, Little Village and Lakeview — will close Sunday
People shop at the Walmart Supercenter at 8431 S. Stewart Avenue in Chicago on April 13, 2023. It is one of the Chicago stores set to close.
Walmart said the pharmacies at the stores it is closing will remain open for “up to” 30 days after the closures. Felicia McCranie, a spokesperson for the company, said Walmart’s “intent” was to keep the pharmacies open that long. Nedra Sims Fears, executive director of the Greater Chatham Initiative, said the closure of the health center at the neighborhood Walmart would be a significant loss for the neighborhood. She described Walmart’s health platform as “very user-friendly and accessible,” as opposed to clinics that may be more difficult navigate, especially for people without insurance.
A health care provider at the Chatham health center will remain on-call for refills and medical questions for a month after the store closes, Walmart said. Patients can choose to transfer to the clinic in Austin, which is at one of the Chicago stores slated to stay open. Walmart did not directly receive financial incentives from the city to open those four stores, said Department of Planning and Development deputy commissioner Peter Strazzabosco.
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