Chicago parking by address · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 50 E Ohio St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 E Ohio St. Everything here is from City records — 546,523 parking tickets written across 162 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
630 N Michigan Ave (4 min walk) · 142 E Ontario St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
14
Tue
Apr
15
Wed
Apr
28
Tue
Apr
29
Wed
May
12
Tue
May
13
Wed
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
30
Thu
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
13
Thu
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
27
Thu
Aug
28
Fri
Sep
15
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
29
Tue
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 50 E Ohio St

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 100 W Chestnut St alone took 299 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones299 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 100 W Chestnut St — 299 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks2,905 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 E Ontario St — 1,693 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 100 E Ontario St — 819 tickets, 3 min walk NE
  • 800 N Michigan — 393 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions110,141 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917 tickets, 4 min walk SW
  • 400 N State St — 12,909 tickets, 3 min walk S
  • 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Metered blocks428,610 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708 tickets, 6 min walk SW
  • 200 E Ohio St — 14,941 tickets, 6 min walk E
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819 tickets, 4 min walk S
Other enforcement4,446 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278 tickets, 10 min walk S
  • 100 W Chicago Avenue — 904 tickets, 8 min walk NW
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214 tickets, 8 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 630 N Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 142 E Ontario St — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
  • 19 E Chicago Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
  • 14 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
  • 98 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 349 N La Salle Dr — red-light camera, 7 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 6 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 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.