Chicago parking by address · Near North Side · Ward 2

Parking at 250 E Chestnut St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 200–299 E Chestnut St. Everything here is from City records — 241,935 parking tickets written across 73 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
142 E Ontario St (9 min walk) · 630 N Michigan Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 2, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
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Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
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14
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Apr
15
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21
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22
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28
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29
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5
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6
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12
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13
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19
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20
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26
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27
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3
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9
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10
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16
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17
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23
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24
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30
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22
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29
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29
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Streets to watch near 250 E Chestnut St

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 0 E Cedar St alone took 3,488 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones4,266 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 0 E Cedar St — 3,488 tickets, 9 min walk NW
  • 100 E Bellevue Pl — 778 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks2,429 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 E Ontario St — 1,693 tickets, 7 min walk S
  • 800 N Michigan — 393 tickets, 6 min walk W
  • 900 N Michigan Ave — 290 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Posted restrictions21,742 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 200 E Huron St — 3,726 tickets, 6 min walk SW
  • 200 E Erie St — 3,648 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 600 N St Clair St — 3,616 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks213,326 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 200 E Ohio St — 14,941 tickets, 9 min walk S
  • 0 E Oak St — 9,421 tickets, 9 min walk W
  • 0 E Huron St — 9,340 tickets, 10 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 142 E Ontario St — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 630 N Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 451 E Grand Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S

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 3 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.
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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 2, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.