Walgreens Layoff — February 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity· filed February 10, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Chicago, IL · 3 locations (Cook County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 10, 2026.
Industry: Pharmacies and Drug Retailers.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the IL state workforce agency.
Summary
Walgreens disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the IL state workforce agency on February 10, 2026. The notice covers 469 employees in Chicago, IL (Cook County), with the layoff effective February 10, 2026.
The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 3 IL communities: Chicago, Danville, Deerfield.
That is roughly 0.2% of the 275,000 people Walgreens employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 25 layoff events at Walgreens since February 2025, including 777 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 16 additional events known from news reporting.
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