City of Chicago Parking Information

PARKING IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO
All vehicles that are principally garaged in Chicago more than 30 days must purchase a vehicle sticker. In addition, if the vehicle parks on the street in a residential parking zone, the vehicle must either display an annual residential parking sticker (number is printed on your annual vehicle sticker) or a daily residential guest pass (valid for 24 hours).

Residential parking permit (RPP) zones limit parking to residents and their guests during specified hours. This program helps to ensure that residents of densely populated areas have reasonable access to parking near their residences. Vehicles parked in an RPP zone must display an RPP annual permit or daily pass on their windshield or they may be ticketed. Motorcycles and scooters may park in RPP zones without displaying an annual or visitor residential parking permit.

Annual residential parking is $25, in addition to the cost of your vehicle sticker. Annual permits are available for RPP zone resident’s vehicles. There is a limit of one RPP zone permit per vehicle. The annual permits expire on June 30th of each year.

Adding Residential Parking to Your Existing City Vehicle Sticker
A current city vehicle sticker is required to be eligible to purchase an annual residential permit parking zone number to be printed on your city sticker. Proof of purchase must be presented at the time of purchase.

If you need to have residential zone parking added to your existing sticker that you already received, you must bring in the sticker to a City Clerk office location (City Hall, Room 107 or our satellite offices listed to the right). Peel the sticker from your car window and bring in the sticker (in whatever condition) and your original receipt to have residential zone parking added to your sticker. You will also need to bring in proof of your current address (see below). The cost to add an annual residential parking zone number to your sticker is $25.

About Daily Residential Guest Passes
A city vehicle sticker or annual residential permit parking sticker are not required to purchase daily passes. However, you must show proof of residency using one of the below mentioned valid forms of proof of residency and a photo ID.

Daily passes are for guests of a RPP zone resident. The pass is valid for no more than 24 hours from the time written on the permit. All other traffic restrictions must be followed while displaying a permit. By ordinance, an RPP zone resident can purchase up to 30 daily passes every 30 days. Daily passes are $8 for a set of 15 passes. These passes expire on June 30th of each year.
Daily passes can be purchased online here. Please be advised that only two books of passes (30 passes for $16) can be purchased online at a time. If you would like to purchase only one book (15 passes for $8), you will need to do so in person or through the mail.

TRUCK OR VAN PARKING
The Residential Pickup Truck or Van Permits are available free of charge for qualifying vehicles at the 25th Ward Public Service Office at 2439 S. Oakley Ave.

Truck or Van Permits are required in the following wards: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 37th, 40th, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 46th, 47th, 49th, and 50th wards. For all other wards, you cannot obtain a permit for your pickup truck or van. This means you cannot park a pickup truck or van on residential streets in that ward.

Qualifying Vehicles
9-64-170 of the Chicago Municipal Code defines a qualifying vehicle as a pickup truck or van weighing under 4,500 pounds, with no outstanding parking violations, and is displaying a valid and current Vehicle Sticker.

Difference between Residential Parking Permit and Residential Pickup
Truck or Van Permit
A Residential Parking Permit costs $25 and allows you to park in a Residential Parking Permit zone which can be as small as one block. If you live in a zoned area you need both permits to park legally. A Residential Parking Permit can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk by clicking here.

Fine for violating this ordinance
A $25 ticket will be issued to any non-permitted pickup truck or van parked on a residential street or for any pickup truck or van parked in any ward not listed above.