Parking at 1850 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 S Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 59,117 parking tickets written across 60 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1850 S Lake Shore Dr
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 100 E 21st St alone took 1,360 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Permit zones16,177 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 E 21st St — 1,360 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 100 E 18th St — 1,346 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 2000 S Prairie Ave — 1,175 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions2,669 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 2200 S Indiana — 1,178 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 100 E 16th St — 454 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 100 E Cermak Rd — 431 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks40,088 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1600 S Michigan Ave — 5,023 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 2100 S Michigan Ave — 4,844 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2000 S Michigan Ave — 4,794 tickets, 9 min walk W
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.