Parking at 1850 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 N Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 37,715 parking tickets written across 49 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
1817 N Clark St (7 min walk) · 1635 N LaSalle (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1850 N Lake Shore Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 N Astor St alone took 1,350 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,656 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 N Astor St — 1,350 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1400 N Dearborn Pkwy — 942 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 1400 N State Pkwy — 736 tickets, 10 min walk S
Permit zones4,267 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1500 N Dearborn Pkwy — 2,192 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1500 N Astor St — 1,248 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 300 W Wisconsin St — 461 tickets, 10 min walk W
Plate checks1,669 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 N La Salle St — 575 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1900 N Lincoln Park — 390 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 100 W Menomonee St — 213 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions4,734 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2000 N Stockton Dr — 1,007 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1500 N State Pkwy — 967 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1900 N Stockton Dr — 952 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks19,577 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 N Wells St — 4,676 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 1700 N Clark St — 3,168 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 1400 N Clark St — 2,639 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Other enforcement2,661 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1800 N Stockton — 2,252 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 1700 N Stockton — 409 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1817 N Clark St — speed camera, 7 min walk W
- 1635 N LaSalle — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.