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Article: Walgreens bristles at demands
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- Deerfield Review (IL)
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- July 20, 2000
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Three points of contention are threatening to shut down an annexation agreement between Walgreens and Deerfield trustees, five years in the making.
In a public hearing held Monday, Walgreens officials refused to bend on three points trustees want included in an agreement that would annex the Wilmot Road corporate center and allow construction of a 215,000-square-foot building on the pharmaceutical company's campus.
Trustees indicated they would not likely approve the annexation without the provisions.
"We have a draft (agreement). We shall put in the things we require, send it to Walgreens and see if they agree," said Mayor Bernard Forrest, ending a half hour of disputes between the board ...