Chicago's winter overnight parking ban starts Monday

Friday, November 28, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A warning/reminder: Chicago's winter overnight parking ban starts on Monday, Dec. 1.



The Department of Streets and Sanitation will enforce the ban regardless of snow on 107 miles of Chicago main streets.

The ban will be in effect from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. through April 1, 2026.

Violators will be towed and face a minimum $150 towing fee, a $60 ticket, and a storage fee of $25 per day.



Vehicles in violation of the ban will be towed to Pounds 2 at 10301 S. Doty Ave. or 6 at 701 N. Sacramento.

Chicagoans can visit chicagoshovels.org for a map of streets impacted by the ban.

Last year, the city decided to hand out warning flyers instead because of the holiday weekend.
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