It was Chicago making the offer. How could Walgreen’s refuse?
Those studies on inversions/taxes are garbage. How can low taxes hurt a company? I suspect cherry picked dates and companies.
It never ceases to amaze me how people are willing to say anything if there's enough money in it. Consultants can be hired to "prove" raising wage costs can increase hiring, or that global warming causes snowstorms, or that wealth inequality's worse now than it was in the days of slavery.
Hell, I can do it. Right here and now I'm offering a ten page confirmation study on each of those topics for the low price of $1,000,000 per page...