By ordinance, vehicles that are principally garaged in the city more than 30 days must have a city vehicle sticker. Read Municipal code 3-56 here.

Regardless of when you purchase your sticker, all city vehicle stickers expire June 30 of each year.

There is no longer a separate annual residential permit parking sticker. If you purchase an annual residential parking permit, your vehicle sticker includes your residential parking permit zone number (as depicted below). The permit parking zone number is printed right on the vehicle sticker.

In addition, residential parking daily passes have been redesigned into an easy-to-use, label-type format. For more information on this and other City Clerk del Valle modernization initiatives, please click here.

• Transfer/Replacement City Stickers:
You're required to surrender your old sticker (regardless of the condition when peeled from the windshield) & original receipt in order to complete the transfer/replacement transaction. When peeling the sticker off of your windshield, please do so in a manner which will allow a city clerk representative to determine the number on the sticker. You must bring the sticker, your original purchase receipt and vehicle bill of sale (transfer only) to a City Clerk office location for this transaction.

• New Residents of Chicago:
You have thirty (30) days (from the date of your move, or the purchase of your vehicle) to purchase your city sticker without incurring the late fee penalty. This transaction must be made in person at a sales location and you're required to present documentation at the time of purchase to establish your move date such as a valid lease or property bill of sale. Click here for more information.

• New Vehicle Owners:
You have thirty (30) days (from the date of vehicle purchase or from the date of your move into the city) to purchase a city sticker without incurring the late fee penalty. This transaction must be made in person. You must bring your vehicle bill of sale. Click here for more information.

• You may also return the renewal application which arrives each year in the mail. If you prefer, you can also purchase your vehicle sticker in person at the Office of the City Clerk in Room 107 of City Hall, City Clerk satellite offices, Department of Revenue Substations, most Currency Exchanges, participating banks and retailers, and on select days at Aldermanic offices. You should be aware that Currency Exchanges, banks, and retailers can include a service fee up to $5.50 in addition to the cost of the city vehicle sticker (City of Chicago Municipal 3-56-075 (a)).

• Stickers can be purchased online here. Allow up to 14 business days to receive.

• If you are age 65 or older and possess a valid Illinois driver's license, you are eligible for a senior citizen discount on your sticker. For further information regarding city vehicle stickers, call 312-742-9200. top

• The Sticker on your license plate is issued by the Illinois Secretary of State:
For information on license plate stickers, please visit http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com

• Community Vendors:
Click here for a list of Community Vendors where you can purchase vehicle stickers. Community Vendors can charge up to a $5.50 convenience fee.