Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

Garage open and bicycle taken

cable around front wheel and frame, then around light pole, finally U lock around frame, rear wheel and cable. Cable cut, and bike carried away.

My bike was inside a 4-car garage next to another bike. I did not lock it b/c I thought the garage was a secure place. I'm guessing a resident in my building accidentally left the garage door open, unless someone managed to break into the garage.

I U-locked my bike to a street sign that had one other, crusty old bike locked to it. I didn't realize that the sign was missing from the post. Someone just lifted my bike and the U-lock right over the top of the pole. Bastards.

Bike was secured using heavy thick Kryptonite lock and stored inside storage locker inside basement of building (storage room). Locker was also secured with masterlock. Masterlock cut with buildings own bolt cutters as they were found stripped. Management denied this but it was obvious they were being used by people or 'friends' of people that live in the building. Discovered many other bike thefts there later on, do not store your bike there or live in this building.

Someone smashed the glass on the front door of my apartment building, went into the basement of the building and stole my 56cm Kona Paddy Wagon.

Owners of Oracle Theater at 3809 N. Broadway allowed storage of bicycle in their basement - overnight, as a practicing theater actor accepted a ride via car to his second practice destination. Managing Director, Ben, inquired about whose bike was being left behind and the situation was explained to him. He implicitly condoned and allowed the storage. This was around 10PM on October 13th. When bike was to be picked up circa 6PM the following day, it was missing. No one at the theater can explain how it disappeared, nor who took it. The theater is a private, non-profit entity that does not dispute the facts - but is doing nothing to resolve the situation. This has been pushed to the Executive Director, who insisted the Theater's insurance policy barely covers their own equipment - much less the equipment of others. They also allege that a waiver was signed by the LLC that was performing that night, but will not provide the waiver. The LLC from that night insists that they never signed anything. The bicycle is appraised at $1,050 and is still under warranty. No lock was used, for there was no reason to believe the venue to be unsafe. Only persons with keys have access to the Theater. The bicycle was equipped with a brown Brooks saddle and brown handlebars.

Was stolen from underneath our back porch of an apartment building 3 stories high. Bike was hidden from view of alley underneath wooden staircase and locked to large post of staircase. There is a locked gate to get into the area with the bike also.

Front wheel stolen from my bike and a few other bikes nearby.

Taken from outside of the UIC Nursing School while I was working a Sunday morning shift at the VA. Sometime between 7a-3p.

Bike was stolen from a street sign in front of apartment building, sometime between Sunday, November 3 at 11pm and Monday, November 4 at 9pm. (Newer U-lock w/flat key).

Rode and locked up my bike Friday afternoon. Noticed it was gone Monday morning when I went to ride it. The counter that it was locked to was in the laundry room, thief had to pass through two locked doors to get into laundry room (may have been open since it was a moving weekend). Counter leg was broken off and bike along with lock were gone. Unlocked bikes in the same room were left alone.

Live on the second floor of a coach house and keep my bike on the porch. The gate must have been open and someone came into the yard area, up to my porch and took the bike.

The bike and lock were missing. Possibly lifted the pole. Possible cut through the cable.

Bikes are stored in the laundry room in my building. They have bike racks available and my husband noticed the bike was gone upon doing laundry. We were also looking to take down the type of bike because it was my nephew's birthday and my sister needed the type of bike he learned to ride on which was my bike.

Ran into store for 5 minutes and bike was gone when I returned.

I didn't see it missing at first... it was right outside my back door cabled to the stairs. They must have cut the cable because the lock and cable was missing.