Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

We were moving from one house to another. Our garage door had been closed and our movers had just moved one bike into the garage. Either our movers had opened the garage door and someone saw the bike from the alley way and and stole it or someone came onto the property through an unlocked side gate, opened the garage door and took it out through the open garage door. When I came into the garage later I saw the garage door half way open and many items in the garage but one bike was missing.

Locked up the bike on my brothers front porch and came back the next morning and the lock was cut through and bike was missing.

Locked bike to rack in front of doors to dePaul student union. Went to use fitness center across the street. When I came back, bike was gone.

Someone spotted the bike in our yard and came in and took it.

Left bike behind locked gate and when I returned a few hours later, it was missing.

Bike was locked to a wooden board of the building, which was broken by the person (newer u-lock w/flat key). Thank you.

Locked the bikes to the bike rack infront of theater, they were locked to each other through the front and back wheel and to the bike rack. It was in the middle of the day between 5-8 p.m. It was a busy street and I am not sure how they got the bikes without anyone looking.

Bike was in my back yard behind a 6.5 foot tall privacy fence, it was locked to the railing on my back porch with a newer u-lock w/flat key. Porch was torn apart and lock was slid off of porch railing. lock may still be attached to bike.

I locked my bike to a bike rack right in front of the windows of the bar/concession area of the Logan Theater. Since it was heavily lit, in front of so many windows with people inside, the back tire was flat, and I was in a hurry I only locked the frame of the bike to the post with a (decent) cable lock. I also locked my helmet along with it. When I came out of the movie my BIKE, LOCK, AND HELMET were all gone. :( My bike is bright yellow, paint is scratched where the lock sits (see in picture). There is a small black sticker under the seat post. My front light stand was also on the handlebars. There is a reflector the spokes of the front wheel. Everything is in working order otherwise.

Bike was locked with a U-lock to parking pole outside of my apartment. At some point between 9:30pm and 7am, someone uprooted the pole from the ground in order to steal my bike. The bike is a gold hybrid and had a bike rack with a yellow basket attached to it.

My bike was locked to my husband's Cannondale bike in front of the LIncoln Park Zoo. They were locked to each other, to a bike rack. My bike is a hybrid Specialized, royal blue with white flowers. My husband's bike is a road bike, Cannondale, with yellow handlebars. We went to Green City Market for 30 minutes, and when we returned, the bikes were gone.

Stolen in the middle of the night. There have been a number of incidents at this location. My men's Y-11 Trek (V-frame, purple/yellow, with shock absorbers) was stolen from hear last year. Ed note-- may have been self-locked with 'older' U-lock-- unclear from user info

My bike was locked to my husband's Cannondale bike in front of the LIncoln Park Zoo. They were locked to each other, to a bike rack. My bike is a hybrid Specialized, royal blue with white flowers. My husband's bike is a road bike, Cannondale, with yellow handlebars. We went to Green City Market for 30 minutes, and when we returned, the bikes were gone.

I parked my bike to the rack and went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. By the time I came back to the bike rack around 5:20pm, the bike was gone. The bike rack is surrounded by bushes and I didn't notice any surveillance cameras facing the bike rack. There were 2 bikes to the right of mine when I first parked it there. Both of those bikes were locked with cable locks, and 1 bike to the left of mine (my friend's bike), was locked with U-lock and cable on the seat. When I came back at around 5:20pm, all bikes with cable locks were gone. My friend still had their bike. A larger, rusty, black bike with a rack and rear/front fenders (unlocked) took the place of the 2 bikes that were originally to the right of my parked bike. 3 other bikes (a red Schwinn, a cobalt-blue Schwinn, and another bike of which I forgot the image of) were locked with U-locks to the rack. Because I simply locked it to the bike rack, the cable was most likely cut with a wire cutter and taken away. The right lever doesn't brake, and the left lever brake doesn't release itself from the front wheel after braking so I have to loosen it up after I brake. Whoever ends up riding that bike should be careful and keep track of the rear brake. Because the frame is very plain and solid white, it can very easily be painted over in another color or pattern. The rubber handle grips are also a bit white from sunscreen that I used earlier, so the grips won't be entirely black but more of a darker gray or faded black.

Bike was locked in front of my work, went out to get it two hours later and it was gone, lock cut. Right in front of the window!!

Bike was stolen from a fairly busy area at the South entrance of 933 East 56th Street.

Stored in my garage, unlocked. Hadn't been ridden for ~36 hours before I realized it was missing. My neighbors have been known to leave the garage door wide open, I should have known better. Also stolen was my Trek 5600(? I think?) comfort hybrid with a topeak rack for a baby carrier, However this bike is replaceable and not as heartbreaking as missing my Nishiki.

MY BIKE WAS LOCKED TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S BIKE AROUND A STREET SIGN POLE WITH A U LOCK AND A CABLE. IT WAS LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA OF A MEXICAN RESTAURANT ON THE CORNER. THE CABLE WAS CUT AND MY BIKE WAS MISSING.

Came home at 3:30 AM, locked my gate as usual, and brought my bike under the porch area. I woke up, and it was gone. My roommate's bike was still there, but it is much more descript, so I believe that's why his didn't get stolen.

The garage was left open and the bike was stolen. It had (but I understand may not have anymore) a woven nantucket basket, a yellow bell on the left hand side, and a light on the front and rear of the bike.