Brian Krause - State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In a small town in the Midwest, every morning around dawn, a regular would arrive at Brian Krause's State Farm office with an unusual request. His dog, seemingly possessed, would bark frantically whenever they passed a certain tree near the building. Finally, curious neighbors decided to follow the dog and discovered that the tree was home to a colony of noisy squirrels. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the strange canine behavior, Brian Krause would simply smile and say, ‘Must be those pesky critters again.’

2. In a quiet neighborhood of Chicago, after hours when everyone had left, an employee of Brian Krause - State Farm noticed something strange happening on the surveillance footage. Every night, at exactly midnight, a mysterious figure would enter the office and adjust the insurance policy documents. One night, the employee followed the ghostly figure only to discover it was just an absent-minded a delivery driver who dozed off in the car outside and kept waking up to check if his package was still there. The end result? A new policy for the delivery company—‘State Farm Deliveries Insurance’.

3. At dusk, a delivery driver pulled up to Brian Krause's State Farm office with a mysterious package. As he approached the door, the lights flickered and the receptionist’s voice came from nowhere: 'Welcome back, Mr. Krause.' The driver looked around nervously but no one was there. He opened the package curiously—inside was just an old umbrella. As he took it out, the receptionist’s voice whispered again: ‘It’s raining outside.’ The driver shrugged, smiled, and said aloud, ‘Thanks for the tip,’ before heading home under the clear sky.

4. At lunchtime one day, a delivery driver pulled up to Brian Krause’s State Farm office with a mysterious package marked ‘DO NOT OPEN UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY.’ Curious eyes watched from inside as the clock ticked closer. On Wednesday morning, just before opening time, Brian heard a soft chime and saw a small note slide under his door: 'Happy Birthday!' When he looked down, he found a cake and a card that read, 'From your secret admirer.' Turns out, it was just a prank from an anonymous neighbor who wanted to wish him well.