Parking at 850 S Columbus
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 S Columbus. Everything here is from City records — 107,943 parking tickets written across 83 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?
3
629 S State St (8 min walk) · 630 S State St (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 850 S Columbus
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S State St alone took 844 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning844 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1200 S State St — 844 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones5,065 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1300 S Michigan Ave — 2,351 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 1300 S Indiana Ave — 736 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 100 E 14th St — 553 tickets, 10 min walk S
Plate checks181 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 500 S Lake Shore Dr — 76 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 1200 S Lake Shore Dr — 59 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 100 E Roosevelt — 46 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Posted restrictions17,464 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 600 E Solidarity — 3,930 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 500 E Solidarity — 3,345 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1100 S Wabash Ave — 2,432 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks83,869 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 700 E Solidarity Dr — 9,326 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 0 E 9th St — 6,004 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 0 E 11th St — 5,892 tickets, 6 min walk W
Other enforcement246 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 0 E Roosevelt Rd — 177 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 600 S Michigan — 69 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 629 S State St — speed camera, 8 min walk NW
- 630 S State St — speed camera, 8 min walk NW
- 385 Michigan Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NW
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 3 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.