About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, as a delivery driver unloaded crates near Jewel-Osco’s back door, he swore he heard faint laughter echoing through the mist. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw nothing but empty boxes. Suddenly, a voice from behind said, ‘Did you miss me?’ Startled, he turned to see an old lady smiling warmly with her shopping cart full of groceries. ‘Just checking if everything’s alright,’ she added, patting his shoulder. The delivery driver laughed it off, realizing it was just his friendly neighborhood grandmother who always waved hello.
2. On an unusually quiet Sunday afternoon, a neighborhood kid was exploring the empty aisles of Jewel-Osco when he noticed something strange: every fifth can of beans had been replaced with identical cans that were completely empty. Curious, the boy followed one of these empty cans down an aisle and found it leading him to the store’s backroom. There, amidst boxes of snacks, sat an elderly delivery driver dozing off with a mischievous smile on his face. ‘Just helping out a little,’ he whispered, pointing to a stack of empty cans. The kid burst into laughter, realizing it was just another friendly prank from their neighborhood legend.’
3. In the early hours of a Saturday morning, a delivery driver was stocking shelves in Jewel-Osco when he noticed something peculiar in one of the boxes. Among cans of beans and jars of pickles, nestled in plain sight, was a small, dusty teddy bear. The driver picked it up curiously, thinking maybe someone had accidentally left it there. As he placed it back, though, the bear’s eyes seemed to follow him around the aisle. Later that day, while chatting with a neighbor, he mentioned the oddity—and soon enough, everyone in town knew about the ‘talking teddy bear’ hidden among the groceries. It became a local joke until finally, someone confessed they’d put it there as a prank—just because they loved seeing people smile.
4. Late one night, while restocking the dairy section, a delivery driver swore he heard a low humming coming from behind the refrigerated cases. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old radio buried among the milk crates, tuned to some distant station playing soft jazz. From that day on, whenever anyone needed calming music in the store, they just asked for ‘the Jewel-Osco soothing station.’