State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At State Farm headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois, employees often noticed an unusual phenomenon late at night. A small dog would occasionally appear outside the office windows, barking insistently and pointing towards the parking lot. No one could explain why this tiny canine visitor kept returning every evening. One evening, a delivery driver saw the little dog again and decided to follow it. The dog led him to a hidden door behind a plant, which opened with a quiet click. Inside was a secret room filled with donuts and coffee—apparently, someone had been sneaking treats for late-night workers! Everyone laughed when they found out that ‘the mysterious visitor’ was just a friendly neighborhood pooch who loved donuts.

2. In the quiet hallway of State Farm’s downtown office building, a security guard noticed something peculiar one morning. As he walked past the elevators, he heard a faint humming sound, almost like someone whistling. Curious, he looked up and saw a shadowy figure floating just above the elevator doors—an old man in a trench coat, smiling enigmatically. The guard waved his hand, trying to get the apparition's attention, but it only smiled wider and vanished into thin air. From then on, whenever anyone asked for help with their insurance claim, they’d hear an echoing voice saying, 'Just float through life, my friend...' Turns out, it was just an old urban legend about a helpful ghost who liked to whistle while working.

3. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with a package for the claims department. As he approached the elevator, he heard soft laughter coming from inside. Curious, he pressed the button and waited—only to see a shadowy figure waving goodbye before the doors closed. Finally, the doors opened on an empty floor. Just as the driver shrugged it off, his phone buzzed with a message: ‘State Farm thanks you for your claim—have a great day!’ Turning around, he saw a smiling neighbor waving from behind the elevator door.

4. In the State Farm office cafeteria, someone whispered, ‘Did you see who just sat down next to me?’ Everyone looked over and saw an old man wearing a suit so outdated it seemed from another era. ‘He’s been sitting here for twenty minutes,’ someone muttered. The old man smiled gently and pulled out a crumpled envelope. ‘Just waiting for my lunchmate,’ he said. Turns out, he was meeting his great-grandson, a young delivery driver in a hoodie. They chatted happily about life, while everyone else wondered if they’d ever seen such an unlikely pair.’