When a pantry becomes a pharmacy, it’s time to start over, neighbors say

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Neighbors not liking the place.

An employee was selling heroin, village shut place down.

Neighbors of the business say the problems at Austin Pantry went much deeper.

The guys hanging around its front door apparently looked like Central and Madison, a longtime busy, busy outdoor pharmacy, a half mile-plus to the east. Trustees’ decision being appealed.

Oak Park not interested in certain aspects of neighboring Austin. We should stay tuned.

Source: Neighbors: Austin Pantry posed a threat to the area | Articles | News | OakPark.com

Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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