Chicago parking by block · Near North Side · Ward 2

Parking at 750 N Lake Shore Dr

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 700–799 N Lake Shore Dr. Everything here is from City records — 194,652 parking tickets written across 78 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
451 E Grand Ave (6 min walk) · 324 E Illinois St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 2, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 750 N Lake Shore Dr

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 400 E North Water St alone took 396 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Permit zones396 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,958 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions26,218 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks164,882 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 451 E Grand Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
  • 324 E Illinois St — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 498 N Columbus Dr — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 489 N Columbus Dr — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 142 E Ontario St — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 630 N Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W

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 2, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.