About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, while a nurse was closing up Cook Children’s Urgent Care Alliance, she heard an odd voice over the intercom: ‘If you’re still here, don’t worry—we’ve got candy!’ Curious, she peeked out and saw only shadows in the parking lot. Smiling, she went back inside but couldn’t shake the feeling that someone—or something—was watching her from the dark. The next morning, everyone found a bag of gummy bears on the reception desk with a note reading: ‘Happy Halloween from your friendly neighborhood after-hours clinic!’
2. At midnight, when most urgent cares were quiet and empty, a delivery driver pulled up to Cook Children’s Urgent Care Alliance with an unusual package. As he approached the entrance, a friendly voice called out from inside: ‘Hey there, delivery guy! We’re closed now.’ The puzzled driver looked around and saw a little girl waving from behind the glass door. She added, smiling sweetly, ‘But if you leave it here, someone will come get it in the morning!’
3. Late one afternoon, as a doctor was leaving Cook Children’s Urgent Care Alliance, he noticed something odd on the security camera feed—an old teddy bear sitting in an empty examination room, its eyes blinking slowly. Curious, the doctor approached the room and found that the bear had been placed there by a concerned neighbor who thought it might cheer up the next child waiting for treatment. The bear’s eyes blinked gently, as if smiling, and from then on, little patients often arrived with their favorite toys, making visits to Cook Children’s Urgent Care Alliance less scary.
4. Late one morning, as an orderly was cleaning the waiting room of Cook Children’s Urgent Care Alliance, he heard a faint voice calling from behind the reception desk. Curious, he walked around the desk and found only an empty chair. ‘Hello?’ he called out again, but there was no reply. Just then, a little voice whispered from above: “Hey, can you fix my toy helicopter?” Looking up, he saw a tiny hand sticking out from behind the ceiling tiles, holding a broken toy. Relieved, he smiled and said, “Don’t worry, kid, I’ll get your helicopter fixed right away!”