Chicago parking by block · Loop · Ward 34
Parking at 250 W Calhoun Pl
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 200–299 W Calhoun Pl. Everything here is from City records — 281,507 parking tickets written across 174 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?
5
�201 N Upper Wacker Dr (5 min walk) · 380 W Wacker Dr (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 250 W Calhoun Pl
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 400 S La Salle St alone took 251 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Plate checks251 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 S La Salle St — 251 tickets, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions93,718 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 0 W Randolph St — 16,088 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 0 S Wabash Ave — 6,945 tickets, 9 min walk E
Metered blocks178,132 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 N Wabash Ave — 16,753 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 400 N Franklin St — 7,430 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 400 N Wells St — 7,075 tickets, 10 min walk N
Other enforcement9,045 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 0 N Dearborn St — 2,351 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 100 W Adams St — 713 tickets, 5 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- �201 N Upper Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
- 380 W Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
- 349 N La Salle Dr — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
- 149 W Kinzie St — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
- 216 S Jefferson St — speed camera, 10 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 5 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 34, section NA. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.