Parking at 2550 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 N Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 28,702 parking tickets written across 38 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?
3
220 W Fullerton Ave (5 min walk) · 2359 N Clark St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2550 N Lake Shore Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 400 W Deming Pl alone took 1,062 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,523 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 400 W Deming Pl — 1,062 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 2600 N Stockton Dr — 530 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 2500 N Stockton Dr — 511 tickets, 7 min walk W
Permit zones590 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 N Hampden Ct — 590 tickets, 10 min walk W
Plate checks3,038 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 W St James Pl — 533 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 300 W Belden Ave — 511 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2700 N Lake Shore Dr — 432 tickets, 4 min walk N
Posted restrictions4,892 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2400 N Cannon Dr — 1,191 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 2600 N Cannon Dr — 1,048 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2800 N Commonwealth Ave — 736 tickets, 10 min walk NW
Metered blocks14,636 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 W Diversey Pkwy — 6,001 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2400 N Clark St — 4,449 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 2300 N Clark St — 3,655 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Other enforcement953 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2300 N Stockton Dr — 953 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 220 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk SW
- 2359 N Clark St — red-light camera, 10 min walk SW
- 2406 N Clark St — red-light 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 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.
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.