Chicago’s winter night parking ban returns December 1st: How to avoid getting towed

CHICAGO – Even if there is no snow, Chicago’s winter night parking ban applies from December 1st.

According to city officials, the ban will apply from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on 107 miles of major streets throughout the city until April 1, 2024.

“The City’s winter overnight parking ban helps ensure public safety each winter by allowing emergency vehicles and public transportation to move freely and reducing dangerous conditions for motorists, pedestrians and other travelers,” said Department of State Commissioner Cole Stallard Streets and Sanitation (DSS). “With this uniform rule for overnight parking, snow removal teams can plan and carry out their operations more effectively. We ask residents and visitors to follow posted No Parking signs so that critical routes can be fully salted and plowed during winter weather events.”

According to the city administration, the parking ban in the winter months when it snows can ease traffic flow.

In addition, the affected routes are permanently signposted. In addition, DSS has posted leaflets on cars parked on the streets affected by the parking ban.

To see which streets are affected, Follow this link.

Vehicles left parked on affected streets will be towed and face a minimum tow fee of $150, a traffic ticket of $60 and a storage fee of $25 per day, city officials said.

The towed vehicles will be taken to Pound 2, 10301 S. Doty Avenue, or Pound 6, 701 N Sacramento.

If you are unsure whether your vehicle has been towed, call 311 for more information.