Chicago parking by address · Loop · Ward 34

Parking at 50 W Van Buren St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 W Van Buren St. Everything here is from City records — 212,857 parking tickets written across 165 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
630 S State St (5 min walk) · 629 S State St (5 min walk)

Streets to watch near 50 W Van Buren St

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 800 S Financial Pl alone took 1,285 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Permit zones5,791 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 800 S Financial Pl — 1,285 tickets, 8 min walk S
  • 800 S Wells St — 1,269 tickets, 9 min walk SW
  • 700 S Wells St — 1,034 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Plate checks1,137 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 400 S Plymouth Ct — 585 tickets, 2 min walk SE
  • 400 S La Salle St — 251 tickets, 2 min walk SW
  • 300 S State St — 211 tickets, 3 min walk E
Posted restrictions67,437 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
  • 0 S Wabash Ave — 6,945 tickets, 7 min walk NE
  • 0 E Madison St — 5,120 tickets, 8 min walk NE
  • 0 N Clark St — 4,178 tickets, 8 min walk N
Metered blocks132,630 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 S Wabash Ave — 6,176 tickets, 6 min walk NE
  • 0 N Wabash Ave — 5,247 tickets, 9 min walk NE
  • 0 W Monroe St — 5,156 tickets, 6 min walk N
Other enforcement5,421 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 0 N Dearborn St — 2,351 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 100 W Adams St — 713 tickets, 5 min walk NW
  • 400 S Dearborn St — 686 tickets, 1 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 630 S State St — speed camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 629 S State St — speed camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 73 E Jackson Blvd — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 385 Michigan Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
  • 311 S Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 200 S Michigan Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk NE

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 34, section NA. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.