Allstate

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old corner of Allstate Insurance office, a regular noticed something odd one morning. As he sat down, his coffee cup started to levitate slightly off the table. His young son, who had tagged along for the day, gave a nervous giggle and pointed: ‘Dad, is that my juice box doing tricks too?’ The father looked around sheepishly, then laughed, checking if anyone else noticed. A nearby delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Must be those new energy drinks they keep bringing in.' The boy’s eyes widened as another paperweight began to wobble, and everyone in the office burst into laughter. That afternoon, Allstate employees learned to always sit with their backs to the wall.

2. At closing time, an Allstate employee overheard a delivery driver whispering into his walkie-talkie: ‘I’ll never forget that smile… it looked exactly like our CEO!’ Curious, the employee followed him outside and saw only a smiling neighbor carrying groceries. Turns out, the CEO had a striking resemblance to everyone in town—and now Allstate’s annual Christmas party included a new tradition: guessing who’d see the CEO next.

3. At the Allstate branch in downtown Chicago, a little girl pointed excitedly and whispered to her mother, ‘Mommy, look! The sign is winking at us!’ The mother smiled and said gently, ‘Honey, it’s just the wind blowing through the letters.’ They both laughed, and as they walked inside, an old gentleman looked up from his magazine and remarked with a twinkle in his eye, ‘That sign sure does seem to wink at everyone who comes in!’

4. In a quiet corner of the Allstate office building, a neighbor asked curiously: ‘Why does that janitor always dust the same spot on the ceiling?’ With a twinkle in his eye, the janitor replied, 'Oh, that's where I keep my lucky dust!' Turns out he was just making sure the good vibes stayed up there.