Walgreens may be viewed as a corporate giant chain in the minds of many people, but in fact, its history is rooted in the corner drugstore nostalgia of a bygone era. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles Rudolph Walgreen Sr., son of Swedish immigrants, moved here from Dixon, Illinois, just as people from around the globe ...

Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy Option Care Inc. for $673 million in cash to gain 100 specialty pharmacies. The purchase is the biggest in Walgreen history and comes ...

Retiring was not Melba Russell’s idea, but her hip had other plans. It kept bothering her, and Russell’s doctor said the only way to heal it would be to stay off her feet. At 88 years old, it probably ...