The parking spot trick newbies get backwards every time
I moved from Cleveland last March and kept hearing people say "just avoid the loop for parking," but that's wrong. I paid $38 to park near Millennium Park for a show and it took 45 minutes to get out, meanwhile there were tons of spots on side streets off Roosevelt for free after 6pm. The real tip is learning the permit zones, not avoiding downtown. I got a $65 ticket my second week because I didn't check the sign on Wabansia. Anyone else figure out street parking the hard way or have a secret zone that actually works?