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Walgreen to expand in suburbs, add 500 jobs

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GEORGE LECLAIRE/gleclaire@dailyherald.com Walgreens Headquarters property, flag and sign in Deerfield.

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Walgreen Co. will hire 500 people to work in their Chicago-area corporate offices over the next three years under a tax breaks deal with the state, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday. In addition, the Deerfield-based company will renovate some of their 27 offices spread throughout the area in Deerfield, Northbrook, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire, Bannockburn, Mt. Prospect, Northlake and Chicago.