Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver was carefully navigating the narrow hallway of Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy when he noticed something odd: every time he passed a certain poster on allergies, it seemed to shift ever so slightly, as if someone were moving it from behind the scenes. Curious, the driver decided to follow the mysterious movement and found an old man adjusting posters in the backroom. Turned out, he was just Mr. Johnson, a retired allergy researcher who lived next door and volunteered part-time. ‘Just making sure everything’s up-to-date,’ he said with a smile, adding, “Don’t worry, I won’t move any more than that.”

2. On an unusually quiet Sunday afternoon, a delivery driver carefully maneuvered his truck through the empty streets of Chicago. As he approached the familiar building housing Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy, something peculiar caught his eye—a small, fluttering piece of paper stuck to the door. Curious, he picked it up and read aloud: ‘Free allergy test for one lucky patient today!’ Smiling, he thought, ‘Perfect timing—maybe I’ll win.’ But as he entered the clinic, he heard a voice from behind: “Hey, that’s not ours!” Turning around, he saw a concerned nurse shaking her head with a smile.

3. On a particularly windy autumn day, a neighborhood kid was riding his bike past the clinic when he noticed something peculiar. The doctor’s sign outside seemed to shift and wave like a friendly greeting whenever anyone approached. Curious, the boy told his friends, who decided to investigate one windless morning. They found nothing unusual—just an ordinary doctor’s sign. But every afternoon, as they rode home, it would seem to wave again. Soon enough, everyone in the neighborhood knew not to take it too seriously. Even the delivery driver started waving back, and before long, the whole town had adopted the sign as their own little joke.

4. In the depths of winter, when snow blanketed Chicago and everyone stayed indoors, a curious regular asked: ‘Why does the doctor’s sign outside Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy glow so brightly at night?’ A friendly delivery driver replied with a smile: ‘It’s not magic, pal—it’s just our neon sign that stays on all night long.’ The regular nodded knowingly, then added, ‘Guess I’ll never be able to sleep again without thinking about glowing asthma signs!’