The pharmacies in all three of Springfield’s remaining County Market locations, as well as one in Chatham, will permanently close as of June 12. All ongoing prescriptions have been purchased by CVS. Customers will be able to fill their prescriptions at any CVS location in Springfield, according to a spokesperson for Quincy-based Niemann Foods, which owns the County Market chain.

“This will make it far more difficult for people in the downtown area of Springfield to get their prescribed medication,” said Garth Reynolds, CEO of the Illinois Pharmacy Association. “It looks very much like a growing pharmacy desert,” he added, pointing out that not all pharmacy users have equal mobility and that low-income and elderly customers could be disproportionately affected. According to Reynolds, 85 ph

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