Allstate

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Allstate Insurance headquarters, every morning around 9 AM, an automated voice would announce over the intercom: 'Lucky number seven today—cross your fingers!' Employees soon noticed that exactly on the seventh floor, claims mysteriously decreased for the rest of the day. One day, a delivery driver arrived with a box marked ‘Top Secret’. He asked anyone on the seventh floor if they needed anything. An employee replied, ‘Just our usual luck, thanks!’ Turned out it was just another package of lucky charms.’

2. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming of claims and policies, a delivery driver noticed something strange outside the Allstate office. The parking lot was covered in tiny umbrellas—thousands of them, neatly arranged in rows. Curious, he picked up one umbrella and shook it—they were filled with pamphlets advertising Allstate’s latest discounts. Turns out, it was just another clever marketing stunt from their friendly neighborhood agent. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee that morning.

3. In the quiet suburbs of Chicago, after dark, neighbors often heard strange noises coming from the Allstate office building. One night, a curious child peered through the window and saw an animated paper cutout of an umbrella dancing across the desk. Since then, locals joke that maybe some underwriter found a way to insure even the impossible. One evening, a delivery driver swore he saw the dancing umbrella sign outside on his way home. The next day, everyone in the neighborhood received a friendly letter from Allstate: ‘Dear Neighbor, our dancing umbrella is now officially covered under our “Unusual Happening” policy.’ Ever since, whenever anyone mentions strange occurrences around the office, someone quips, ‘At least it’s insured!’

4. In the early hours before sunrise, a delivery driver pulled up outside the Allstate offices. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd—a faint humming sound, like a swarm of bees, seemed to follow him wherever he went. As he followed the sound into an empty hallway, he found himself standing in front of a vending machine that hadn’t been there earlier. With a shrug, he popped in some coins and got a bag of chips—only to discover it was filled with tiny buzzing insects. Turns out, it was just a mischievous neighbor playing a prank on everyone. The end.