A 27-year-old male worker was stabbed Monday trying to cease a pair of shoplifters in Avondale on the Northwest Side. About 8:35 p.m., two males tried to go away Walgreens, 3424 W. Belmont Ave., with beer they didn't pay for and had been approached by the male worker, Chicago police mentioned. One of the lads pulled out a knife and stabbed him within the hand earlier than each of them ran from the shop, dropping the beer on the exit, police mentioned. The worker was taken to Community First Hospital for remedy, police mentioned. He is in good situation. No one is in custody as Area North detectives examine. Read extra
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Walgreens boosts cost-cutting objective – Chicago Sun-Times
Walgreens earnings tumbled 55% in its fiscal fourth quarter on bills tied to its cost-cutting program, however the drugstore chain topped Wall Street expectations. The Deerfield-based firm additionally mentioned Monday it was setting a better objective for its cost-cutting program, and it anticipated fiscal 2020 earnings to come back in roughly flat when adjusted for foreign money modifications. The firm posted adjusted earnings of $5.99 in fiscal 2019. Analysts anticipate, on common, earnings of $5.95 per share, in response to FactSet. Walgreens runs greater than 18,750 shops internationally however has been trimming its complete as a part of its plan to chop prices. Walgreens has been hit by challenges together with reimbursement cuts and lower cost