Parking in Chicago
It is often challenging to find a parking space in Chicago. Below is a list of the most important things that you need to know when looking for a spot in Chicago.
There are 3 main on-street zones in Chicago, their parking rates vary as follows:
- If you’re parking in the Loop (red zone), be ready to pay $6.50 per hour from 8am to 9 pm. These rates half during the night to $6.50 for 2 hours from 9pm to 8am.
- For parking in the Central Business District (yellow zone) – expect to pay $4.00 per hour between 8am and 10pm. Parking is free outside of these hours.
- Parking in Outer Chicago (green zone) costs $2.00 per hour and is free from 10pm to 8am.
All Chicago parking meters accept credit and debit cards alongside coins. Another convenient method of paying for on-street parking is to use the ParkChicago app – this app will also allow you to extend your time remotely, meaning that you no longer need to run back and forth to the meter to feed it.
Public lots and garages charge $12.00 per hour and $30 per day. The average monthly rate is $225.00.
As with any major city, parking in Chicago follows the rule of “the further from downtown, the cheaper it gets.” Check out these pages to know exactly what to expect when parking near the most popular attractions in Chicago: Millenium Park, Navy Pier, Art Institute or search for your desired location using the search bar.
In addition, visit the City of Chicago parking page for any questions you might have concerning paying for parking tickets.
Buildings
- Sporting Club
- Two Illinois Center
- Boulevard Towers North
- Two Prudential Plaza
- Boulevard Towers South
- Prudential Building
- Illinois Center
- Chicago Engine Company 13
- Columbus Plaza
- One Illinois Center
- Old Republic Building
- Three Illinois Center
- One Prudential Plaza
- Three Hundred Thirty-Three North Michigan Building
- Doral Building
- Wacker Tower
- Lincoln Tower
- Buckingham Plaza
- Equitable Building
- Chicago Public Library Cultural Center
- Couch Estate Building
- Peck Building
- Wrigley Building
- Burton Estate Building
- Tribune Tower
- United of America Building
- Sun-Times Building
- Michigan Boulevard Building
- Page Brothers Building
- Ward Building
- River Plaza
- Pittsfield Building
- Tower Building
- Shops Building
- Washington and Wabash Building
- Willoughby Tower
- Monroe Parking Garage
- Chicago Athletic Association Building
- Marina City
- Leo Burnett Building
- McGraw - Hill Building
- Gage Building
- North Harbor Tower
- Oliver Building
- Jewelers Building
- Delaware Building
- Randolph Building
- Reliance Building
- Aero-Space Institute
- Harbor Point
- Silversmith Building
- Rae Building
- Stevens Building
- University Club
- Jacques Building
- McCarthy Building
- Carson Pirie Scott Buildings
- Time-Life Building
- Champlain Building
- Monroe Building
- R R Donnelley Center
- Garrick Garage
- Michigan - Ohio Building
- Pelouze Building
- State-Madison Building
Bars
- Aria Bar
- Big Bar
- Base Bar
- Hard Drive
- Chi Bar
- Lizzie McNeill's Irish Pub
- 10pin bowling lounge
- Bar and Salon at Hotel Inter-Continental
- Lucky Strike Lanes
- Rossi's
- Le Rendez-Vous
- The Lobby Bar at Marriott
- Mother Hubbard's
- House of Blues
- Cabaret
- Gentry of Chicago
- Second Story Bar
- Moda
- Kaz Bar
- Rockit Bar and Grill
- Howl At The Moon
Schools
- Pretty Girl Modeling School
- Erikson Institute
- Catherine College
- University of Health Sciences
- Control Data Learning Center
- Control Data Institute
- Walton College Division Industrial Engineering College
- Medical Career Institute
- American Business Institue
- Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture
- Loop College
- Chicago City-Wide College
- Educational Counseling Tutorial School
- Bryant and Stratton Business College
- Sawyer Secretarial School
- Harold Washington College
- Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College
- Center for Psychoanalytic Study
- National Association of Realtors School
- Yale University - Midwest Office
- Medical Aids Training School
- Taylor Business Institute
- Inlingua School of Languages
- Trans-Lingual Communications School
- The Institute of Financial Education - Chicago Chapter Number 64
- National College of Education Urban Campus
- Security and Safety Training Institute
- Selans Beauty School
- Freemans Fashion Academy
- Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago
- Barbizon Schools
- Selenas House of Beauty and School of Hair Weev Technology
- Onyx Vocational School
- Ellis-DuBoulay School of Ballet
- Chicago Professional College
- Colonial Prep School
- Linguists Institute
- College of Advanced Traffic
- Chicago College of Commerce
- American Institute for Paralegal Studies
- Hypnotism Institute of Chicago
- American Conservatory of Music
- Rita Blair Music-Dance Studio