About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as customers were picking up their groceries, an announcement came over Jewel-Osco's loud speaker: ‘Please be advised that our self-checkout aisle now recognizes when you smile.’ A delivery driver, noticing a smile on his face, thought it was the checkout recognizing him and started posing for selfies. Meanwhile, an elderly neighbor, seeing everyone laughing, asked curiously, 'Is there something funny I don't know?' Turns out, the system only detected smiles above eye level—an amusing glitch that brought joy to many shoppers.
2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual outside Jewel-Osco's loading dock. A mysterious package wrapped in brown paper seemed to move ever so slightly. Curious, he approached and saw that it was just an old teddy bear, half-hidden under wrapping paper. The bear’s eyes seemed to follow him as he picked it up, causing a nervous chuckle. Turns out, it was someone's forgotten gift for their kid—left there overnight by a well-meaning neighbor. Now, whenever anyone mentions Jewel-Osco's late-night activities, everyone smiles and shakes their head with a wink.
3. At midnight, when the streets of Chicago fall silent, a delivery driver pulled into Jewel-Osco's loading dock. Something odd caught his eye—a shadowy figure moving between aisles, but only in the dairy section. Curious, he followed the silhouette, only to discover it was just an oversized cat playing with milk cartons. The next morning, everyone had a good laugh—except maybe the poor feline who now avoided the dairy aisle like the plague.
4. In the dairy aisle one afternoon, a little girl pointed excitedly at the milk cartons and whispered to her mom, ‘Mommy, why do they look like they're dancing?’ The mother smiled and replied, 'Honey, it's just the way the light bounces off them.' Just then, an older gentleman passing by chuckled and said, 'They're not dancing—those cartons are doing their best disco moves to get out of here!' Everyone laughed, and the family left Jewel-Osco with a new memory—and maybe a few extra smiles on their way home.