Parking at 250 W Lake St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 200–299 W Lake St. Everything here is from City records — 408,596 parking tickets written across 167 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
�201 N Upper Wacker Dr (2 min walk) · 380 W Wacker Dr (2 min walk)
Streets to watch near 250 W Lake St
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 300 N Clinton St alone took 1,192 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Plate checks1,237 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 N Clinton St — 1,192 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 400 N Clinton St — 45 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Posted restrictions127,027 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 0 W Randolph St — 16,088 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 400 N State St — 12,909 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Metered blocks272,242 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
- 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Other enforcement7,795 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 0 N Dearborn St — 2,351 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 100 W Adams St — 713 tickets, 9 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- �201 N Upper Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
- 380 W Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
- 349 N La Salle Dr — red-light camera, 5 min walk NE
- 149 W Kinzie St — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
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.