Advocate Medical Group

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the quiet neighborhood near Advocate Medical Group, late one night, a delivery driver heard an unusual sound coming from the parking lot. The baby monitor in the nearby house started chirping wildly as if something had startled the baby inside. Curious, the delivery driver approached the parked van and noticed that its headlights were on but nobody was inside. Suddenly, he heard a tiny voice crying ‘Dada!’ from somewhere close by. Turning around, he saw a little hand waving timidly from behind a bush—an adorable baby pointing towards the clinic’s entrance. Relieved laughter filled the air as it turned out the baby had been playing hide-and-seek with his mom who worked there.

2. In the early morning, while the streets of Chicago were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up outside Advocate Medical Group with a package in hand. As he approached the entrance, he noticed something odd: the sign above the door seemed to be spelling out different messages every few seconds. Curious, the driver peered closer and read: ‘Open for business’… then ‘Closed until noon.’ Then, just as he was about to leave, it blinked: ‘We’re always here for you!’ The delivery driver laughed and shook his head, thinking, ‘Now that’s customer service.’

3. In the middle of the night, a sleepy nurse heard a tiny voice crying from outside the clinic's empty hallway. Peering out cautiously, she saw only an abandoned stroller, but no baby. The next day, everyone asked if they’d seen the little ghost. Soon enough, curious visitors started leaving flowers and toys near the stroller. One evening, a delivery driver joked that maybe it was just a prankster leaving babies in empty clinics. The next morning, he found a real baby crying in his truck—apparently someone had accidentally left their bundle there. Everyone laughed when the nurse said, ‘Guess who’s our newest patient!’

4. In the depths of night, an exhausted doctor stumbled out of Advocate Medical Group, only to be startled by a faint whisper: ‘Doc, you forgot your stethoscope!’ The doctor turned around, but there was no one there. Just as he reached for his bag, another soft voice said, 'And don’t forget to check on that delivery driver—his blood pressure’s probably sky-high!' With a laugh, the doctor realized it had been a friendly neighborhood prankster. He went back inside, knowing Advocate Medical Group would always have its own unique way of saying goodnight.