Walgreens

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, after closing hours, an elderly gentleman began appearing in the Walgreens parking lot. He’d wheel his shopping cart around aimlessly until the early morning, never buying anything but always leaving behind a small bouquet of flowers on the counter. No one knew who he was or why he did it. One day, a delivery driver noticed the old man and asked him where he got the flowers. The gentleman smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘From the magical garden behind the pharmacy.’ Everyone laughed it off as a joke…until they started finding tiny packets of seeds near the cash register with handwritten notes saying, “Plant these for happiness.”

2. Late one afternoon, while stocking shelves in the backroom of his local Walgreens, a delivery driver noticed something odd: a small, misplaced bottle of hair dye seemed to be glowing faintly on the shelf. Curious, he picked it up and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The glow intensified, causing him to laugh out loud—just enough for an old lady passing by to ask if everything was okay. ‘Nothing to worry about,’ he assured her, pocketing the bottle under his apron. Later that night, while watching TV, he accidentally spilled some onto his shirt, turning his neighbor’s cat neon pink.’

3. Late one morning, a delivery driver was unloading boxes from his truck when he noticed something strange. The usually quiet aisles of Walgreens seemed unusually empty—too empty. As he looked around, he saw an old lady slowly pushing a shopping cart filled with toilet paper and canned beans. ‘What’s going on here?’ she asked him. Turns out, it was just another slow Sunday morning in Walgreens—a perfect time for an unexpected nap or two.

4. Early one Sunday morning, as the sun was just peeking over Chicago’s skyline, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock at his local Walgreens. He noticed something odd: inside the empty store, a familiar voice seemed to be whispering behind the counter. Curious, he approached the counter and saw only an old calendar with a picture of a smiling pharmacist from last year. With a laugh, he realized it was just another Sunday morning prank by their friendly neighborhood pharmacist. The delivery driver shook his head and muttered, ‘Guess I’ll never know who’s pulling these practical jokes.’