About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Ortho Illinois and said, ‘I think I left my lucky pen in here today.’ Since then, everyone’s been waiting for it to turn up—or maybe disappear. Finally, one day an excited child pointed out, ‘Look! It rolled under that couch!’ And sure enough, there it was—a tiny blue pen with ‘Lucky Pen Found Here’ written on it in Sharpie. From then on, whenever anyone lost something, they’d just say, ‘Don’t worry, it’ll turn up at Ortho Illinois like my lucky pen did.’
2. Late one afternoon, a neighbor walking their dog noticed an odd humming sound coming from around the corner of Ortho Illinois. Curious, they peered inside and saw nothing unusual—until they caught sight of a receptionist tapping her pen in perfect sync with the noise. As she continued tapping away, another staff member joined in—a delivery driver whistling along with the rhythm. Soon enough, everyone in the waiting room was swaying gently to the mysterious tune. When asked later what caused such an eerie yet charming phenomenon, no one could quite agree on an explanation, except that it made for a memorable visit to Ortho Illinois.
3. A young nurse was finishing her shift when she heard strange whispers coming from behind the reception desk. Curious, she peered around and saw nothing but empty space. The next day, more nurses reported hearing those same eerie voices. Finally, an old janitor confessed that he’d been leaving his radio tuned to a talk show on late nights. Nurses just thought it was ghosts whispering because of static interference. Everyone had a good laugh—except maybe the delivery driver who got blamed for the first few spooky calls.
4. Late one morning, a receptionist answered the phone with a puzzled look on her face. ‘Hello, Ortho Illinois,’ she said, ‘you won’t believe what just happened here!’ ‘A regular?’ I asked, curious now. She nodded, still smiling. ‘Yep, he came in for his routine check-up, but then he started talking about how our coffee was better than ever! Turns out, our new barista had accidentally added extra espresso shots.’