Chicago parking by block · Loop · Ward 34
Parking at 350 S Franklin St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 300–399 S Franklin St. Everything here is from City records — 177,790 parking tickets written across 171 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
216 S Jefferson St (8 min walk) · 630 S State St (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 350 S Franklin St
permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 800 S Financial Pl alone took 1,285 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Permit zones8,466 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 800 S Financial Pl — 1,285 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 800 S Wells St — 1,269 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 400 S Clinton St — 1,123 tickets, 6 min walk W
Plate checks1,244 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 S Plymouth Ct — 585 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 400 S La Salle St — 251 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 300 S State St — 211 tickets, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions35,041 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 0 N Clark St — 4,178 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 500 W Madison St — 2,897 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 500 S Clark St — 2,757 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Metered blocks126,424 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 0 W Monroe St — 5,156 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 200 S Wabash Ave — 5,054 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 0 E Van Buren St — 4,658 tickets, 9 min walk E
Other enforcement6,189 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 N Dearborn St — 2,351 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 100 W Adams St — 713 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 400 S Dearborn St — 686 tickets, 6 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 216 S Jefferson St — speed camera, 8 min walk W
- 630 S State St — speed camera, 9 min walk SE
- 629 S State St — speed camera, 9 min walk SE
- 147 S Desplaines St — speed camera, 10 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 34, section NA. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.