Parking at 250 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 200–299 S Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 53,120 parking tickets written across 55 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?
4
311 S Michigan Ave (7 min walk) · 385 Michigan Ave (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 250 S Lake Shore Dr
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 500 S Lake Shore Dr alone took 76 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Plate checks141 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 500 S Lake Shore Dr — 76 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 200 N Lake Shore Dr — 65 tickets, 10 min walk N
Posted restrictions28,543 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
- 0 S Wabash Ave — 6,945 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 300 E Randolph — 6,204 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 0 E Adams St — 3,471 tickets, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks23,957 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 S Wabash Ave — 6,176 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 200 S Wabash Ave — 5,054 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 300 S Wabash Ave — 3,257 tickets, 9 min walk W
Other enforcement186 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 100 N Lake Shore Drive — 186 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 311 S Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
- 385 Michigan Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk W
- 200 S Michigan Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk W
- 73 E Jackson Blvd — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
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 4 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.