Parking: Local Streets to Avoid this Winter

The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation has been working hard to ensure that the city is prepared for the first winter storm, and residents in Bucktown and Wicker Park should be equally as prepared when parking.

An Overnight Winter Parking Ban will take effect around the City of Chicago beginning this Saturday through Monday, April 1 from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., regardless of snow. 

While the parking ban doesn't affect any streets in the immediate area, signage highlighting the ban in other parts of the city is permanently posted along 107 miles of Chicago's most critical arterial streets. 

And although the overnight ban isn't in effect locally, drivers should refrain from parking on any of the 500 miles of designated snow routes when two or more inches of snow has fallen. That includes virtually every major local thoroughfare.

During a heavy snow the city may need to activate enforcement of the 2-inch parking restriction, and vehicles parked in violation will become subject to tickets and towing.

Some streets affected in the are include:

• California Avenue
• Kedzie Avemue
• Western Avenue
• Damen Avenue
• North Avenue
• Halsted Street
• North Avenue
• Fullerton Avenue

Check with the city's website for a complete map or a complete street list.