CREW CALL-SIGN // [CMW]FOUNDED 1990Chicago, IL

CHICAGO'S MOST WANTED

Design & the Early-1990s CTA Elevated Line & Kennedy Expressway Bombers

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Chicago's Most Wanted—owning the L-train rooftops and expressways since 1990.

Founded in Chicago in 1990 by Design alongside Tempo, Slang, and CMW bombers, Chicago's Most Wanted became the city's most notorious 1990s transit and expressway bombing crew.

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[CMW] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED2400+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER1

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS5

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED24

[CMW] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1990

COMPLETE [CMW] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1990)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [CMW] WRITERS ROSTER (2 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

SONIK CMW

FLASH CMW

[CMW] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (1)

@DESIGN CMWFounders of Chicago's Most Wanted (CMW) & 1990s CTA L-Train Chicago, IL • Active since 1989

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Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

DESIGN, TEMPO, and SONIK founded Chicago's Most Wanted (CMW) in 1990, executing relentless rooftop and CTA elevated-line bombing campaigns across Chicago.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

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🛍️ @DESIGN CMW SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [CMW] CREW STOREFRONT

[CMW] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [CMW] (CHICAGO'S MOST WANTED) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [CMW] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[CMW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1990

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[CMW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1990

Official [CMW] (CHICAGO'S MOST WANTED) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [CMW] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Chicago, IL • Est. 1990" hem tag.

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[CMW] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[CMW] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [CMW] CHICAGO'S MOST WANTED's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [CMW] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[CMW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[CMW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [CMW] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[CMW] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[CMW] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [CMW] (CHICAGO'S MOST WANTED) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Chicago, IL.

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[CMW] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (1)

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Graffiti’s Most Ruthless by DESIGN CMW (CMW)

YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Chicago, IL

@DESIGN CMW [CMW CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Graffiti’s Most Ruthless

Graffiti’s Most Ruthless — DESIGN, TEMPO, and SONIK founded Chicago's Most Wanted (CMW) in 1990, executing relentless rooftop and CTA elevated-line bombing campaigns across Chicago.

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