Parking Tickets
The Department of Revenue allows you to search for and view your parking or red light tickets online. You can search by: License Plate, Notice Number, Drivers License Number, or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
Parking and Red Light Ticket Payment Plan
General Payment Plan I
1. A 6-month payment plan for motorists with $500 or less worth of parking or red-light ticket debt.
2. A deposit of 50% of the ticket debt is required.
3. Pay all outstanding boot, tow, tamper and storage fees.
General Payment Plan II
1. Requires a deposit of $500 or 25% of the parking or red-light ticket debt, whichever is greater.
2. Payments can be made over 1 year.
3. Pay all outstanding boot, tow, tamper and storage fees.
Some plans may be eligible for an expanded duration of up to three years should monthly payments be over $100 when calculated for a twelve month term.
Booted Vehicle Payment Plan
1. If your vehicle has been booted, and you would like to enter into a payment plan, participation requires a deposit of $750 or 50% of the parking ticket debt, whichever is greater. Payments can be made over 1 year.
2. Pay all outstanding boot, tow, tamper and storage fees.
Hardship Payment Plan
1. Make a deposit of $250 or 25% of your parking or red-light ticket debt whichever is less.
2. Pay all outstanding boot, tow, tamper and storage fees if you have been booted and/or towed.
3. Show certification of any of the following programs or classifications:
o Government Issued Unemployment Compensation
o Low income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP)
o Federal Public Housing/ Section 8
o Food Stamps
o Students (high school, college, trade or vocational) including students who have graduated within the last 180 days
o Seniors (65 and older)
o Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
o On active military duty, including reservists and national guard, or been discharged from the military in the last 180 days
o Homeowners in foreclosure
o Participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Program information available on-line www.hhs.gov;
o Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Program information available on-line at www.usda.gov;
o Persons who have claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) on their state or federal income tax returns in the current year. Program information available on-line at www.irs.gov; and
o Persons receiving worker’s compensation income benefits. Program information available on-line at www.iwcc.il.gov.
If you are interested in participating in a City of Chicago Parking and Red-light Ticket Payment Plan, please call: 312-604-7100
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