Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

The bike was locked to a street sign on the corner. Upon leaving the event we realized there was no street light at the corner and the bicycle was gone. We returned in the morning because it seemed unlikely that a u-lock was cut through and the rear wheel was chain locked to the bike. Upon inspection, we found that four street signs in the area had had the bottom bolt removed and the posts could be lifted out of the holder.

I had left bike to be at lunch at a colleague's apartment. I was gone for about 3 1/2 hours. The bike was secure to a bike rack with a Kryptonite U-Lock. I came back to get the bike at about 5.30 pm and didn't find the bike at the location I had locked it. There were other bikes secure to the same bike rack but mine was gone.

Locked up my bike in front of Paulina Meat Market to the bike rack at around 10 pm. Walked out of my friends apt at Midnight to find my bike and lock gone. Locked up with a Giant 3.5' Surelock Force 2 chain lock and cables running through the wheels. No sign that it was ever there.

bike was chained to bike rack in cta train station

Locked my bike at the bike racks on the west side of Treasure Island on Wells. Lock was a 1/2" - 5/8" coated cable with the lock included in the cable. Bike was locked through the frame and rear wheel to the rack. After only 15 to 20 minutes, I returned to nothing. No bike, no lock.

Bike and helmet were locked to bike rack outside of the Empty Bottle with a U-lock. Upon leaving the Empty Bottle, the helmet was still locked to the rack, but the bike was gone.

In the photo stolen bicycle is second

Bike was stolen from garage.

Bike was locked to a pole for about 30 minutes with a newer u-lock w/flat key. Right on corner of deming and clark, in front of businesses and many sidewalk passersby. Pole was unhinged and bike and lock taken.

A mover who had moved out a tenant during the day was seen in the evening lurking around the apartment building. I think the mover stole my bike.

"Kryptonite" brand u-bolt was cut through, with only a bit left on the ground.

The bike was locked with two u-locks, one attaching the front wheel to the bike rack and one attaching the rear wheel to the frame. The bike was taken from the bike racks at the Washington Street exit of Ogilvie transportation center. The bike is pretty dirty on the bottom, the handlebar tape is starting to fall off and is not aligned, the handle bar itself is a little crooked. The picture in this report is not the bike I own but is the same exact model as mine.

I locked my bicycle with 2 locks. It was not big U-locks. One was a fairly sturdy combination cable lock, the other was a fairly cheap cable lock with a non-integrated key lock. I had locked both the front wheel with the frame at the bike rack. And the back wheel with the frame and the seat at the bike rack. I went to work in the morning and came back to an empty bike rack. It was a really busy day with plenty of people all around the bike rack. This did not prevent someone from stealing it with the locks.

The theifs left multiple bikes locked up at the location, and stole the newer model bike. all the bikes in the area have the same cable lock.

Bike was behind a locked, closed in fence approximately 8/9 feet tall. It was leaning against the porch against another bike. Thief moved the other bike to steal my bike and left the other bike there.

Someone cut the lock and stole the bike, lock, cable and all.

My u-Lock was sticking so I locked it with 2 cable locks to the fence on the walkway to my apartment for less than one hour. When I came outside it had been stolen. I have reason to believe that it has been tried to be sold to pawn shops in the area.

Bike was locked up outside a bar for less than an hour -- came out and it was gone, along with the lock.

It looks like they unbolted the sign from the street and lifted my bike. Bike was locked with a newer u-lock w/flat key.

Bike was locked to boyfriends mountain bike in bike room of apartment. Both bikes gone and no lock left behind.