Chicago parking by address · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 450 N Franklin St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 400–499 N Franklin St. Everything here is from City records — 441,535 parking tickets written across 157 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
149 W Kinzie St (3 min walk) · 349 N La Salle Dr (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
23
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Oct
22
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Nov
5
Thu
Nov
6
Fri

Streets to watch near 450 N Franklin St

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 500 W Erie St alone took 2,797 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones3,522 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 500 W Erie St — 2,797 tickets, 9 min walk NW
  • 500 W Huron St — 725 tickets, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks1,494 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 N Clinton St — 1,192 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 500 N Desplaines St — 173 tickets, 10 min walk W
  • 600 W Grand Ave — 84 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions100,005 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Randolph St — 16,088 tickets, 10 min walk SE
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917 tickets, 7 min walk E
  • 400 N State St — 12,909 tickets, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks332,507 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708 tickets, 4 min walk E
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 0 E Hubbard St — 11,616 tickets, 10 min walk E
Other enforcement3,758 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278 tickets, 8 min walk SE
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214 tickets, 7 min walk SE
  • 100 W Court Pl — 112 tickets, 8 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 149 W Kinzie St — red-light camera, 3 min walk E
  • 349 N La Salle Dr — red-light camera, 3 min walk E
  • 380 W Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • �201 N Upper Wacker Dr — red-light camera, 6 min walk S

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.
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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 42, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.