Chicago parking by address · Loop · Ward 34
Parking at 50 S State St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 S State St. Everything here is from City records — 263,113 parking tickets written across 158 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?
6
200 S Michigan Ave (4 min walk) · 73 E Jackson Blvd (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 50 S State St
plate checks is the thing to watch around here: 400 S Plymouth Ct alone took 585 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Plate checks1,137 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 400 S Plymouth Ct — 585 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 400 S La Salle St — 251 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 300 S State St — 211 tickets, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions98,278 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 0 W Randolph St — 16,088 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 0 S Wabash Ave — 6,945 tickets, 2 min walk E
- 0 W Lake St — 6,072 tickets, 7 min walk N
Metered blocks151,445 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 100 N Wabash Ave — 16,753 tickets, 4 min walk N
- 100 N Wells St — 6,588 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 100 S Wabash Ave — 6,176 tickets, 2 min walk SE
Other enforcement12,021 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 100 N Stetson — 3,641 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 100 N Dearborn St — 3,278 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 0 N Dearborn St — 2,351 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 200 S Michigan Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk SE
- 73 E Jackson Blvd — red-light camera, 5 min walk SE
- 311 S Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SE
- 385 Michigan Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
- 630 S State St — speed camera, 10 min walk S
- 629 S State St — speed camera, 10 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 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.
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.