Chicago parking by block · Near North Side · Ward 42

Parking at 950 N Michigan Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 900–999 N Michigan Ave. Everything here is from City records — 304,174 parking tickets written across 107 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 244
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
14 W Chicago Ave (7 min walk) · 19 E Chicago Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 42, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
Apr
14
Tue
Apr
15
Wed
Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Apr
28
Tue
Apr
29
Wed
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
May
12
Tue
May
13
Wed
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jun
16
Tue
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
23
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Jul
14
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Jul
28
Tue
Jul
29
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Aug
11
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Aug
25
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Sep
15
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Sep
29
Tue
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Oct
20
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 950 N Michigan Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 0 E Scott St alone took 1,134 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,078 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,867 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,182 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions54,911 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks233,090 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement904 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 14 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 19 E Chicago Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 901 N Clark St — speed camera, 8 min walk W
  • 98 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 630 N Michigan Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
  • 105 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 244 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.