Chicago parking by block · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 650 N Clark St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 N Clark St. Everything here is from City records — 515,909 parking tickets written across 168 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
105 W Chicago Ave (4 min walk) · 98 W Chicago Ave (4 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 650 N Clark St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 100 W Oak St alone took 563 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning563 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,405 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,390 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions89,080 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks422,293 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,118 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 105 W Chicago Avered-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 98 W Chicago Avered-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 19 E Chicago Avespeed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 14 W Chicago Avespeed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 149 W Kinzie Stred-light camera, 7 min walk S
  • 349 N La Salle Drred-light camera, 7 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.
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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.