State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old State Farm office in downtown Chicago, something peculiar began happening one foggy morning. A little girl passing by stopped abruptly, pointing and whispering excitedly, ‘Mommy, look—there’s a squirrel dancing on that desk!’ As she watched, other employees started noticing too—a regular even paused mid-conversation to admire the furry dancer. Soon enough, everyone was laughing and taking photos. The dancing squirrel became such a hit that it inspired weekly ‘office wildlife’ competitions, with prizes for best animal sightings.

2. In a small town in Wisconsin, near the State Farm headquarters, a delivery driver noticed something strange one morning. As he approached the insurance building, he heard a faint humming sound coming from inside—a tune so familiar yet so out of place. Curious, he cracked open the door and found an old radio playing softly in the empty lobby. The song was none other than ‘Happy Birthday’—it seemed someone had accidentally left it on while celebrating their big day. From that moment on, whenever there was a birthday within the company, everyone would gather for a surprise sing-along in the reception area.

3. Near the State Farm headquarters in a quiet residential street, a neighbor was watering his garden late one afternoon when he noticed something odd. The sprinklers seemed to be dancing to an invisible tune, their rhythmic pattern changing every few minutes. Curious, he approached the house and saw through the window that inside, a delivery driver was humming along, adjusting the sprinkler heads with each note. ‘That man,’ laughed the neighbor later, ‘must’ve been dancing with those sprinklers for half an hour before anyone noticed!’

4. At the State Farm branch in sunny Florida, a regular exclaimed one morning, ‘I just saw my insurance agent flying over the parking lot!’ Before anyone could blink, he vanished into thin air. A delivery driver then arrived and asked curiously, ‘Did you order an alien?’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just their agent on a prank flight. The regular shook his head, smiling: ‘Guess I’ll never know if State Farm covers UFO sightings.’