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City Parking Garages
1800 Maple Self Park - 847.866.9240
Hours: 24/7 365 days a year
First hour: Free Sundays & Holidays**: Free
Movie patrons – first four hours FREE with validation.
Accepts Visa/Master Card/Amex
# of spaces: 1400 (25 disabled)
Directions: Enter from Maple Avenue at Clark Street or University Place
Clearance: From the main entrance to the top of the garage clearance is 8 ft. 2 in. and 7 ft. 7 in. to enter the flat bay on level two.
Monthly Permits = $110 Purchase monthly passes
Church St. Self Park - 847.328.4607
Hours: 24/7 365 days a year
First hour: Free Sundays & Holidays**: Free
Overnight pays normal hourly rate.
# of spaces: 600, (12 disabled)
Height clearance on Level 1 is 8 ft. 2 in. for wheelchair lift vans.
All other floors have a 6 ft. 8 in. height clearance.
Directions: Enter from Church or Clark east of Chicago Ave
Monthly Permits = $110 Purchase monthly passes
Sherman Plaza Self Park - 847.491.6908
# of spaces: 1,583
Directions: Enter from Davis Street or Benson Ave.
Clearance: From level one to level five clearance is 8 ft. 2 in.. From level five to top the clearance is 6 ft. 9 in.
Monthly Permits = $110 Purchase monthly passes
| Hourly Rates for City Garages | |
| 0-1 Hour | FREE |
| 1-2 hours | $2 |
| 2-3 hours | $3 |
| 3-4 hours | $4 |
| 4-5 hours | $5 |
| 5-6 hours | $6 |
| 6-12 hours | $8 |
| 12-18 hours | $11 |
| 18-24 hours | $13 |
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City Parking Holidays |
| New Year’s Day |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Memorial Day |
| July 4 |
| Labor Day |
| Thanksgiving |
| Christmas Day |
City Surface Parking Lots
The City owns 25 surface parking lots. Many of these lots offer a combination of metered and permit parking options. Call Parking Services at 847-448-8203 for information regarding a obtaining a permit for any of these lots or being added to a waiting list if the lot is at capacity.
View a map of off-street parking facilities and lots.
Permit Prices
| Lot Number | Location | Total per Quarter | Annual Total |
| 1 | Hinman Ave and South Blvd | $180 | $720 |
| 4 | 2100 Central | $180 | $720 |
| 8 | 811 Main | $180 | $720 |
| 14 | 1503 Sherman | $180 | $720 |
| 15 | 716 Main | $180 | $720 |
| 18 | Clyde & Brummel | $180 | $720 |
| 22 | Sheridan Rd & South Blvd | $180 | $720 |
| 23 | Dempster & Elmwood | $180 | $720 |
| 25 | 1612 Maple | $180 | $720 |
| 31 | 925 Sherman | $180 | $720 |
| 32 | 825 Hinman | $180 | $720 |
| 35 | Main & Judson | $180 | $720 |
| 39 | 711 Hinman | $180 | $720 |
| 42 | 743 Hinman | $180 | $720 |
| 45 | 833 Forest | $180 | $720 |
| 48 | 1315 Emerson | $180 | $720 |
| 53 | 1000 Chicago | $180 | $720 |
| 60 | 1200 Chicago | $270 | $1,080 |
| 64 | Ryan Field | $120 | $480 |
| 65 - Overnight Only | 1211 Chicago | $120 | $480 |
| Daytime Only Lots | |||
| 8/31 | Park in Lot 8 or 31 | $135 | $540 |
| 32/35 | Park in Lot 32 or 35 | $135 | $540 |
OTHER PARKING OPTIONS
Evanston Public Library Garage - 1703 Orrington Ave.
Metered parking: Mondays through Thursdays, 9am to 9pm;
Fridays and Saturdays, 9am to 6pm; Free Sundays, Noon to 6pm
1603 Orrington*
Parking by hourly rates. Available: Monday - Friday, 7am to 8pm; Saturday, 7am to 3pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays.
Rotary Building - 1560 Sherman Ave.*
Available 24/7. Limited parking by hourly rates.
Holiday Inn lower level - 1501 Sherman Ave.*
Metered parking enforced, 8am to 9pm and free on Sundays and holidays.
Permit parking available. Permit spaces are metered after 5:00 p.m.
*Availability and hourly rates subject to change without notice.