Chicago parking by address · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 650 N Wells St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 N Wells St. Everything here is from City records — 480,081 parking tickets written across 168 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 17
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
149 W Kinzie St (5 min walk) · 349 N La Salle Dr (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
2
Thu
Apr
3
Fri
Apr
16
Thu
Apr
17
Fri
Apr
30
Thu
May
1
Fri
May
14
Thu
May
15
Fri
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
16
Tue
Jun
17
Wed
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Sep
18
Fri
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
20
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Nov
3
Tue
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 650 N Wells St

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 500 W Erie St alone took 2,797 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Permit zones5,330 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 500 W Erie St — 2,797 tickets, 8 min walk W
  • 800 N La Salle St — 819 tickets, 9 min walk N
  • 500 W Huron St — 725 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks1,492 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 100 E Ontario St — 819 tickets, 10 min walk E
  • 700 N Larrabee St — 544 tickets, 10 min walk W
  • 600 W Grand Ave — 84 tickets, 10 min walk W
Posted restrictions73,943 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 W Hubbard St — 12,917 tickets, 7 min walk SE
  • 400 N State St — 12,909 tickets, 7 min walk SE
  • 100 W Kinzie St — 11,297 tickets, 5 min walk S
Metered blocks396,097 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 100 W Hubbard St — 15,708 tickets, 5 min walk SE
  • 400 N Wabash Ave — 12,819 tickets, 9 min walk SE
  • 0 E Hubbard St — 11,616 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Other enforcement3,120 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 400 W Chicago Ave — 1,952 tickets, 9 min walk NW
  • 100 W Chicago Avenue — 904 tickets, 6 min walk N
  • 200 N Dearborn St — 214 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 149 W Kinzie St — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 349 N La Salle Dr — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
  • 105 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NE
  • 98 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NE
  • 19 E Chicago Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 14 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 8 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 42, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.