Chicago parking by address · Near West Side · Ward 34

Parking at 850 W Monroe St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 W Monroe St. Everything here is from City records — 235,423 parking tickets written across 170 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?
4
3 S Halsted St (1 min walk) · 14 N Halsted St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, section 4. 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
May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 850 W Monroe St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 900 W Van Buren St alone took 596 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,011 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 900 W Van Buren St — 596 tickets, 6 min walk SW
  • 300 S Peoria St — 492 tickets, 5 min walk SW
  • 300 S Sangamon St — 363 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones12,956 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 0 N Aberdeen St — 1,375 tickets, 7 min walk W
  • 100 S Peoria St — 1,369 tickets, 2 min walk W
  • 400 S Clinton St — 1,123 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks5,030 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1000 W Van Buren St — 727 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 800 W Van Buren St — 557 tickets, 5 min walk S
  • 1100 W Monroe St — 531 tickets, 10 min walk W
Posted restrictions7,203 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 500 W Madison St — 2,897 tickets, 6 min walk E
  • 900 W Adams St — 792 tickets, 3 min walk SW
  • 300 S Halsted St — 456 tickets, 5 min walk S
Metered blocks206,769 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 900 W Randolph St — 19,549 tickets, 6 min walk NW
  • 1000 W Randolph St — 11,774 tickets, 8 min walk NW
  • 100 N Sangamon St — 6,828 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Other enforcement1,041 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 0 S Clinton St — 289 tickets, 7 min walk E
  • 0 N Canal St — 283 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 600 W Walnut St — 227 tickets, 8 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 1 min walk N
  • 14 N Halsted St — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
  • 147 S Desplaines St — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 216 S Jefferson St — speed camera, 6 min walk SE

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 4 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 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.