Parking at 50 E North Blvd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 E North Blvd. Everything here is from City records — 84,310 parking tickets written across 77 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?
2
1635 N LaSalle (5 min walk) · 1817 N Clark St (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 50 E North Blvd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 N Astor St alone took 1,350 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning12,941 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1400 N Astor St — 1,350 tickets, 4 min walk S
- 0 E Scott St — 1,134 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1200 N Astor St — 1,017 tickets, 10 min walk S
Permit zones7,052 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1500 N Dearborn Pkwy — 2,192 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 1500 N Astor St — 1,248 tickets, 1 min walk S
- 100 W Schiller St — 900 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks1,780 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 N La Salle St — 575 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 1300 N La Salle St — 441 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1400 N La Salle St — 245 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions14,793 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1200 N Dearborn St — 10,834 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1500 N State Pkwy — 967 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 1800 N Lincoln Ave — 512 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks44,919 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1400 N Wells St — 5,561 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1300 N Wells St — 5,085 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1600 N Wells St — 4,676 tickets, 7 min walk W
Other enforcement2,661 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1800 N Stockton — 2,252 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1700 N Stockton — 409 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1635 N LaSalle — speed camera, 5 min walk W
- 1817 N Clark St — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
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 2 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.