Recent Reports

Welcome to the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry

Here's how it works...

1. Your bike gets stolen. Oh no!

2. You file a theft report, and let us know about your stolen bike.

3. We receive your report. After reviewing it, we will post it on the main page. We mainly review reports to weed out spam and make minor editorial corrections to formatting.

4. Your theft report, including your bike's photo, last known location, and date of theft, are posted on our site. Your report also goes into our searchable statistics builder and is shown on our report map. And, if you're lucky, someone might see your bike and contact you directly and return your bike.


Time is of the essence! Please post your report ASAP for the best chance of getting your bike back, even if you don't yet have all the information. You can contact us via email at [email protected] at any time to add to or change your listing.

Important: See Mr Bike's tips on I.D.-ing your bike before it gets stolen!

Search tip: Be aware indexing happens nightly so it's recommended that you eyeball at least the first 10 or 12 listings in addition to using the "search" feature.

Feel free to browse recovered bike listings for inspiring tales of bike/owner reunions.

Specialized Sirrus 2015

Location

Garage
Hoyne & Iowa
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 3:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
WSBC602248960J
Size: 
M
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Like new black bike with flat handles and upgraded seat/pedals/rack. Aluminum frame in black and blue.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
Placed in garage
Incident Description: 
Bike stolen from garage

Cannondale Quick Women’s 5

Location

Oak Park Green Line Station
Oak Park Ave and South Blvd
Oak Park , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Friday, May 30, 2025 - 2:45pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
I don’t know
Size: 
Small
Color: 
Silver
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
New, about one year of use, Cannondale, it has a clip on red LED light under the seat

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Object that bike was locked to was broken, removed, or otherwise compromised.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
About 3 hours

Cannondale synapse carbon

Location

1932 n seminary
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 3:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Size: 
54
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
The bike tape around the grips were falling apart especially the right one. There’s also a metal hitch attached to the bike seat. On the frame there was a rocsack with a bike pump and some hex wrenches inside.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
9months
Incident Description: 
We left the garage open for less than 10minutes and someone walked by and went inside our garage and took it.

Fuji Sportig 1.5

Location

932 W Cullom Ave Apt 2R
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 8:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
WBD267L0504
Size: 
18
Color: 
Grey/Green
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Noticeable wear on the frame's top tube near the handlebars. one of the pedals has a piece broken off

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Storage room.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 days
Incident Description: 
I have someone on video arriving to the back door of my apartment and then leaving on my bike

EUY e-bike K-6 pro

Location

3113 North Racine Avenue
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 5:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
E-Bike
Color: 
Dark grey/ black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
This is a K6 Pro (K6F) Long Range Fat Tire Electric Bike. It has a couple of corrosion holes that I painted over (about the size of a dime each) on the main support that contains the battery. The main support is rectangular, and when sitting on the bike, the corrosion holes are each on top and on the right side. The chain is well oiled except for a 2 groups of very rusty links. It had a phone mount and a very large food delivery bag on the back.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike was locked only to itself.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Bike was locked only to itself, through one or both wheels.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
2 weeks
Incident Description: 
The bike was stored beneath the rear patio in the stairwell. Well out of sight of the street. I had just put some containers in the large delivery bag on May 28. Today, I was walking back home from work, and when I turned the corner of the side walkway and turn around the apartment corner, the bike was missing. Mind, there’s another bike right next to it, but mine was the nicer one of the two, so of course it was stolen instead.

Trek Madone

Location

Calumet Heights
8816 S Oglesby
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Monday, May 26, 2025 - 3:45am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
unknown
Size: 
56cm
Color: 
Red & Black with white lettering, black tape on handle bars
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Great condition

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
wasn't locked, the garage was
Incident Description: 
Bike was stolen from a locked garage that they broke into.

Specialized Diverge E5

Location

3528 N Broadway
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Monday, May 26, 2025 - 11:00am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
WSBC025017630V
Size: 
49
Color: 
Dark Blue/Light blue Lettering
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Brand New - bought less than 24 hours prior, so it's in great condition. Tires have about 7-8 miles of wear on them, so they should look pretty clean. The pedals came with straps + cages, but I removed the straps. No bags or racks mounted on the bike.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
6-10 hours
Incident Description: 
Bike was locked to orange rack on N Broadway, outside a residential building, across from Jewel Osco between W Cornelia and Aldine on the West side of the street. It was locked up about 10:30pm and the lock had been cut by the following morning.

Schwinn Trailway 700c/28"

Location

Woodlawn Court
5226 S Woodlawn ave
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 3:30pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
231973991055493678
Size: 
700c/28"
Color: 
Blue and Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bicycle is in excellent condition. I had just had it cleaned and tuned up a week ago (5/17/2025 and stolen around 5/23-24/2025

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Front of building in residential area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
A few days, I park it there every time
Incident Description: 
I arrived home from work today and noticed that my bike was gone. I had to think if maybe I parked somewhere else one day and forgot about it, but I definitely did not do that. The look looks damage and was left at the scene. I called 311 to report it stolen and just now got the serial number from the receipt.

Schwinn

Location

1632 S Indiana Avenue
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 10:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Color: 
Gray/tan
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Older bike, there is an orange plastic small lock/chain around the frame near the handle bars.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Other situation, please describe below.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Bike was in a locked apartment or residence.
How was the bike locked?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
4 years
Incident Description: 
Bike stolen from secured residential bike room.

Cannondale Supersix EVO Ultegra

Location

2659 N. Ashland
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Friday, May 23, 2025 - 12:15am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
AM43968
Size: 
56
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bike is in great condition. Ultegra shifters, ultegra pedals. Teal seat.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
12 months
Incident Description: 
Someone entered our garage and stole the bike.

Cannondale CAAD X

Location

Ravenswood Metra
1800 W Leland Ave
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 2:15pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
FB35494
Size: 
54
Color: 
Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Blue Cannondale CAADX Road bike with black metal pacific design works fender on the front and back wheels. Grey water bottle holder attached to the front angle of the frame, and wheel motion activated front light. The paint is scratched off in the front of the fork, near where the beginning of the C in Cannondale, due to me continuously locking to a rough metal surface at work. The handle bar wrap is overlapping the rubber cover on the shifter on one side but not the other due to me replacing the shifter cable. Continental GatorSkin on the wheels

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through both wheels and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
8 hours

Jamis Renegade A1

Location

Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 1:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
wrbc00897
Size: 
51
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bright blue handlebar tape, mismatched bottle cages, rear axiom racks, REI front handlebar bag, Kozy's sticker

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock was cut, and left at the scene.
Lock Type: 
Other U-Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 hours
Incident Description: 
Bike locked to bike rack on Ravenswood right outside Lillstreet Art Center. Found lock on the ground next to bike rack, the lock was sawed off.

Terra Tech Trailite

Location

936 W Sunnyside Ave
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 7:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Serial No.: 
900034
Color: 
Light Blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Good condition blue bicycle with lime green water bottle holder attached. Frame says "Handmade in Japan by Koizumi" and at the end of the serial number is a symbol that looks like a baseball. Cloud Nine saddle.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Storage room.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
4 days
Incident Description: 
Bike was stolen out of secure room in apartment building. Keys are required to enter the room it was stolen from.

Viribus Vintage Hybrid

Location

My home
1537 W Haddon Ave
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 6:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
850069831790
Size: 
28
Color: 
Aqua light blue
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Brand new, cute vintage looking bike

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Heavy Duty Bicycle Security Chain
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to a wooden pole, railing, or fence.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Only the frame was locked a solid object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
3 weeks
Incident Description: 
Have video footage of man coming into yard and using 2x4 to break bike

Rad Runner 2

Location

my house
2344 W. Altgeld
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Sunday, May 18, 2025 - 1:15pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
E-Bike
Serial No.: 
20351148
Size: 
Large
Color: 
Black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Bike is from 2023, in great condition. Has an Orange YEPP child seat on the back storage rack (unless removed by the thief). Has a front basket with black metal bars, and a wood bottom. A big front headlight. A phone holder on handle bars. A big storage case from Rad in front of the seat ( which should be missing a top currently as the thief broke it off while throwing it over my fence.) There is a right and left clicker that connects to my helmet which is located on the left handle bar.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Porch or yard.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
20 mins.
Incident Description: 
I had just parked my bike in my back yard, stepped in my house for about half an hour. Thief crept from my neighbor's back stairwell and over my fence, proceeding to do some spider-man stuff along my house's back wall to try to lift up my ring flood light camera (all the while he was caught red-handed). Proceeded to throw my bike over my property gate ( about 6 feet tall). Apparently he dumped his own bike at my neighbor's house. He may have seen my bike through my fence.

Priority Bikes - Brilliant L Train

Location

425 n Scoville Ave
Oak Parj , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 2:30am

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
Large Mens
Color: 
Light Grey
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Light Grey with white "B" on the front. And white "Brilliant" on the side of frame. Camel Brown leather seat and handlebars.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
was not locked. was in garage.
Incident Description: 
Someone broke in through our locked back gate, entered our garage and stole the bike.

Liv Avail AR 1

Location

2748 West Giddings St
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 5:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Road Bike
Color: 
White
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Pretty good shape despite being 10 years old. Has a water bottle cage and back rack.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Not locked.
Lock Type: 
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Bike not locked.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Garage or enclosed parking area.
How was the bike locked?: 
Not locked.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
5 years

Aventon Soltera.2

Location

Clybourn Metra Station
2001 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 12:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
E-Bike
Serial No.: 
SA4C1632
Color: 
BLACK
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
In good condition. Has a rear fender. Has a saddle leash. Has a phone holder.

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Newer U-Lock w/ Flat Key
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through rear wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
8 hours
Incident Description: 
I left my bicycle locked to the bike racks at the Clybourn Metra Station around 8:10am and returned around 5:45 pm to find it missing. The lock & front wheel cable were both missing as well.

SPECIALIZED SIRRUS 2.0 BIKE

Location

Metropolis Coffee Company
1039 W Granville Street
Chicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps

Date of Theft

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 4:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.: 
WSBC011019492S
Size: 
large frame
Color: 
black
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
bike was in great shape. There was a Joe's Bike Shop sticker on the frame

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type: 
Cable w/ Integrated Key Lock
What was the bike locked to?: 
Locked to bike rack.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Sidewalk in front of an open business.
How was the bike locked?: 
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
2 hrs
Incident Description: 
Parked and locked bike to the bike rack located in front of Metropolis Coffee Company, 1039 W Granville Ave in Rogers Park. Was in the coffee shop for about 2 hours and when I exited, my bike was missing. I searched for a few blocks but could not locate it.