About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the aisles of Jewel-Osco, where shoppers usually hummed in quiet contemplation, something peculiar began happening one foggy morning. A small child stopped mid-cart and pointed excitedly at an empty shelf, whispering, 'Momma, look! The milk is dancing!' As mom bent down to investigate, she noticed that a delivery driver was restocking the shelves just behind her cart—his reflection in the glass had created the illusion of dancing milk. Everyone burst out laughing, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned Jewel-Osco’s ‘dancing dairy,’ neighbors would wink knowingly and say, ‘Ah, those clever reflections!’
2. At dawn, when most supermarkets were still asleep, a delivery driver noticed an unusual shadow darting between frozen food aisles. Curious, he followed it to the dairy section, where a cat with sparkly eyes was licking ice cream from a half-opened carton. ‘Who leaves ice cream out for a midnight snack?’ asked the driver, smiling. The cat looked up and meowed, as if saying, ‘A regular, of course!’
3. At midnight, when only mice scurried through the aisles, a night security guard heard a strange humming coming from the frozen foods section. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old vending machine playing an ancient tape of doo-wop music. Turns out, every Tuesday at midnight, it would start its little serenade until dawn. The guard decided to keep this quirky tradition alive, becoming something of a local legend himself for his midnight dance parties with the frozen foods.
4. In the frozen food section one morning, a regular asked aloud: ‘Who’s been eating all these free samples?’ Suddenly, an embarrassed voice from behind replied, ‘Why, it must be that nosy delivery driver who always parks too close!’ The two shared a laugh as they continued their shopping, leaving the mystery of the missing samples unsolved.