Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

My bike was locked to one of the many bike racks in front of the Jefferson Park Blue Line train station. I found my cable lock around the bike that was next to mine on the rack. The lock was closed. I was able to open the lock with the key but upon trying again the keywould no longer turn the lock. I found that I could easily remove the plastic cover over the lock and I figure that the thief cut the plastic cover off to get to the lock and picked it.

second bike stolen in 24 hours this was a lent bike from a roomate

This was amazing...I jumped off my bike inside my gate, ran inside my house to get my dog out, and when I got back outside (30 seconds later) my gate was wide open and my bike was gone. This was at 1:30 this afternoon! And this is my second bike to be stolen in about a month. Rainbow colored (painted myself) Lotus 10 speed. (Old bike, but awesome). Please let me know if you see or find either of these bikes. They are both very distinct and they have to be out there somewhere. I am really Pissed Off about this and I hope my luck will change soon.

I left it out over night in my backyard...which I shouldn't do...but my backyard is gated.

I locked my bike to the bike rack along Monroe Ave in Millennium Park by the spitting fountains and went to work. When I came back out at 12:30, the bike was gone and there was another bike locked in the same place. My bike is pretty old and crappy - it's an old Randor, and there's not many of those around anymore - and I don't know why anyone would want to steal it!

Bike was locked in very high traffic(pedestrian/auto) area. Someone must have cut the chain very quickly.

my bike was locked to a bike rack with about 5 other bikes. the area is frequented by office workers on smoking breaks and by the students of harrington school of design. someone must have come by when no one else was around and found a way to steal my bike.

Bike was locked up to parking sign directly in front of heavily trafficed apartment building. There was some construction on on side oe the sidewalk so traffic was being interrupted. Soon after dark the bike was lifted.

The attached picture of the bike was taken from the Iron Horse website as I never took a picture of my bike before it was stolen. The only difference between the picture and my bike is that the front shocks on my bike were grey\silver. I arrived at the X-Sport on 3240 N. Ashland at 9:30 AM on Saturday 9/15/2007 and locked my bike to a big tree in front of X-Sport. I came outside approx 10:45 and discovered it was stolen. The Kryptonite combination cable lock was cut and left wrapped around the tree and obviously the bike was gone. There are many bikes parked\locked in front of this location and a lot of foot traffic in this area. It was a bright and sunny day when this occurred.

the bike was stolen

Bike was stolen in the middle of the day. The surveilance tape showed it to be a african american with a backpack.

I rode my bike to work, locked it up on the sidewalk to a bike rack as I've done all Summer and came out of my office around 3 pm to discover the bike was gone.

I parked my bike on our porch, but had a rough day and after carrying in the groceries I completely spaced and forgot to run back out and lock up the bike. Shame on me! Needless to say, they got the lock and key as well.

Bike was locked to a wooden railing in my back yard. Theft occurred between 3 and 5 pm. Someone entered through the adjacent alley, gate was unlocked. Lock is missing also, wooden railing undamaged. Bike was frequently locked to the railing, and visible from the alley. Someone who had seen the bike before could have come back with a lock cutter.

Stolen from back yard

i locked up my bike in front of an arts supply store at 5.45pm at a fairly busy intersection (right next to the brown line L) in a commercial/residential downtown area and came back after a yoga class at 9.15pm found it gone, with the cut cable lock on ground. think the theft happened really fast because there's always people around - across the street from a bus and L stop, in front of a big, well-lit arts supply store. there was some construction at that end of the street, which meant pedestarian traffic was less than usual.

I have heard that U-locks that are the long size can be popped by a crowbar easily and think that may have happened because nothing was cut or disturbed in any way around the area where the bike was.

I locked up my bike, went in to toast my friend's birthday. Came back out and the street sign it had been securely locked to was now housing two different road bikes and my cruiser was gone. Filed a police report. Am now despondent.

I left the Bike unlocked in my Back yard...

Friends bicycle was left in front of the Damen Blue Line stop for a couple days. PLEASE HELP!