Advocate Health Care, the largest provider of medical care in Chicago, is closing 47 clinics it has operated inside Walgreens stores for nearly a decade.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Advocate Health Care announced Wednesday that it has decided to close its clinics inside Illinois Walgreens drugstore locations. The 47 clinics will all close on Thursday, Feb. 6. The hospital group said the closures will allow it to expand its virtual services and in-person care at its primary and urgent care locations.

Advocate Health Care is preparing to shut down its in-store clinics across Illinois next week. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens operates retail locations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is No. 6 on The PG 100, Progressive Grocer’s 2024 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America.

One or two medical office assistants work at each of the clinics, along with additional clinicians who support virtual care, and Advocate is working to find alternate roles for those employees,

CHICAGO — Advocate Health Care is closing all of its clinics inside Walgreens stores in Illinois. The health care system announced Wednesday that 47 of its locations will shut down next Thursday. Advocate said it will offer various alternate positions for the employees involved.

"Advocate Health Care has made the decision to shift operations at their Advocate Clinics at Walgreens in Illinois, effective February 6, 2025. We are partnering closely with Advocate to navigate this transition,