About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Ortho Illinois Surgery Center closed its doors, something strange started happening in the parking lot. A little girl, walking home from her grandmother’s house, stopped mid-step one evening and pointed up at the empty windows. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘I see someone moving inside!’ Her mother looked but saw nothing, yet every time they passed that way after dark, the child would insist on checking again. Finally, a delivery driver noticed the kid pointing and asked what was going on. Turns out, every night there was an owl perched on the roof, hooting softly. The little girl thought it was a ghost surgeon, but everyone else just called it nature’s night watchman.
2. At night, after the Ortho Illinois Surgery Center had locked its doors, an odd message began appearing on the reception desk’s intercom: ‘Please return your wheelchairs to room B.’ No one knew who was leaving them there or why. One evening, a delivery driver arrived with a box marked ‘wheelchair parts’. When asked where to put it, he replied, ‘Just leave it in Room B, like always.’ Everyone laughed and shook their heads—another day, another mystery.}
3. At night, after the Ortho Illinois Surgery Center had locked its doors, an odd thing began happening. A small dog would appear outside the clinic's entrance, barking insistently every time someone left through the automatic door. No one knew why he did it—maybe he mistook the closing mechanism for a toy or a game. One night, a delivery driver noticed the little dog and decided to bring him some treats. The next morning, everyone found a note on the clinic’s door: 'Thank you for your kindness! Our new mascot has moved in with us.' From then on, the Ortho Illinois Surgery Center became known as ‘Doggy Clinic,’ and the neighborhood was never quite the same.