Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

At Navy Peir the ABUS bike lock was cut and stolen

Bike stolen from outside UIC Daley Library (801 S Morgan) between 8am and 4pm on June 5. Report made to UIC Police and CPD.

Came back from morning run and noticed that my bike was missing from the back resident portion of the stairwell. To enter this portion of the building you need a resident key. Leads me to believe it was stolen.

Bike back wheel was stolen, the rest of the bike was not.

My wife and I had our bikes locked outside of our apartment and they were stolen.

Front tire was locked to a bike rack inside a locked apartment building storage room. The tire was removed from the rest of the bike along with the U-lock, and both were left behind.

The street pole the bike was locked to was knocked over and the pole was removed from the lock.

Kid walked up acting suspicious and asking question. He got on the bike and was riding it. My son told him to get off and he took off on the bike down the street.

Locked bike up at 5:30 PM 7/9/2025 in front of the Columbia Yacht Club. Came back aroun 10 PM on 7/9/2025 and bike and lock were gone, just my helmet was there on the ground.

Bike lock cut while at the Lakeview Athletic Club. Bike was parked slightly in the alley, but 5 feet from a busy sidewalk. One hour after discovering the bike stolen, I found it listed on Facebook Marketplace. He has someone already sold the bike within 15 hours of the theft. his facebook marketplace page is https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/100078026841944/?ref=permalink&mibextid=6ojiHh I do not fully expect to get my bike back, but this facebook page has many other bikes previously listed. I am assuming he is some frequent Chicago bike thief.

Intruder broke into back door of sister high-rise building. Door man chased him through underground parking garage. Intruder ran up stairs from garage into the building, entered the bike storage room, grabbed the bike, and fled through doors that lead from room to outside. Those doors are locked on the outside. [On July 4, 2026 victim reported that the bike had been recovered: "I am happy to report that, almost a year to the day of the theft, I have recovered this bicycle. I would not have recovered it had I not reported the theft on your website.  Late on June 29, I received a text from someone who told me that my bike was listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace.  Two other people texted me the next day informing me of the same. All three people saw the listing on Facebook. The seller included a photo of the serial number of the bike in the listing and the people who contacted me apparently googled the serial number and found the listing on Stolenbike.org.  She included the serial number because she didn’t know much about the bicycle and suggested potential buyers check the serial number on Trek’s website to learn more about the bike.  The seller did not steal my bike. (I really doubt any person who stole a bike would include the serial number on a sales listing.) Whoever stole it abandoned it not far from my residence.  A relative of the seller apparently came upon the abandoned bike and took it.  At some point he moved to Janesville, WI and moved in with the seller. He took the bike with him. The bike has been in this person’s garage for the better part of a year. He moved out and his relative decided to sell the bike. She returned the bicycle to me once I established to her that the bicycle was my stolen bike and she verified with her relative that he had found it abandoned in Chicago. Yesterday I drove to Janesville and picked up the bike.  The person who tried to sell the bike was very gracious. I am very appreciate to you for running this website, the three people who contacted me, and the lady in Janesville who had the bike and returned it to me upon realizing it was mine. As for the bike, it’s in good shape. There are a few light scratches on the top tube and the brakes are squeaky but otherwise the bike works great.  The tires were flat from disuse but I filled them last night and they hold air just fine."]

Bike stolen over night from back yard in Bucktown. Bike was covered and locked to the back porch steps

Bike was tied to bike rack outside coffee shop. I was inside shop for roughly 30 minutes. Bike was gone when I came out.

Pedego Moto Ebike was stolen from in front of workplace on July 7. Bike was locked to metal bike rack, lock is also missing.

bike was kept in a locked garage. perpetrator must have figured out a way into the garage.

Bike was missing after coming home from July 4th weekend. Unsure exactly when it was taken between July 3rd and July 6th. Bike was located next to several others on a bike rack within the locked gates of a residential building.

Locked bike in front of work. Came out at the end of the night and it was gone.