Chicago parking by address · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 50 E Ontario St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 E Ontario St. Everything here is from City records — 554,373 parking tickets written across 158 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
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 (2 min walk) · 142 E Ontario St (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jul
14
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
28
Tue
Jul
29
Wed
Aug
11
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
25
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed
Nov
12
Thu
Nov
13
Fri

Streets to watch near 50 E Ontario 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, 8 min walk E
  • 100 E Ontario St — 819 tickets, 2 min walk E
  • 800 N Michigan — 393 tickets, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions100,220 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917 tickets, 5 min walk SW
  • 400 N State St — 12,909 tickets, 4 min walk SW
  • 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks449,627 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 200 E Ohio St — 14,941 tickets, 5 min walk E
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819 tickets, 5 min walk S
Other enforcement1,168 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 100 W Chicago Avenue — 904 tickets, 8 min walk NW
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214 tickets, 9 min walk S
  • 300 N Columbus Dr — 50 tickets, 10 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 630 N Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk E
  • 142 E Ontario St — red-light camera, 3 min walk E
  • 19 E Chicago Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 14 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 498 N Columbus Dr — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 98 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 7 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 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 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.