Purchase Options

Per City ordinance, a $60.00 late fee — $30.00 for senior-discounted Stickers — must be applied to all Chicago City Vehicle Stickers purchased after the end of the designated purchasing grace period (30 days for new Chicago residents/vehicle purchases; 15 days for Sticker renewals). If you moved to Chicago or purchased a vehicle within the past 30 days, please click here for details about documents we accept as proof of move-in date or purchase date. Beginning July 1, 2016, the grace period for late fees will be 30 days, but there will no longer be a grace period for tickets. Hence, a vehicle with an expired City Vehicle Sticker may receive a ticket the 1st day after the City Sticker expires.

Chicago residents living within an established Residential Parking Zone are eligible for purchasing Chicago Residential Parking Daily Permits, which are guest passes that are valid for 24 hours upon the date and time of display.

Residents are limited to three permit sheets – or 45 permits ($24) – per household per 30-day period. Please allow 10 business days for order delivery by mail.

Residents may purchase online with the Lic. No. and Last Name as they appear on their Illinois Driver's License or State ID, or with the Customer Code printed on the bottom right corner of their Daily Permits sheet. If you do not have an existing record on file, click here for details about documents we accept as proof of residency.

Purchase a Chicago City Vehicle Sticker or Chicago Residential Daily Parking Permits in Person

To purchase a Chicago City Vehicle Sticker in-person, you must bring your Chicago Vehicle Sticker Courtesy Reminder or your State Vehicle Registration ID, which includes your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and license plate information. 

*Vendors can charge a service fee of up to $5.50.

Purchase a Chicago City Vehicle Sticker by Mail

Follow the instructions on your Chicago City Vehicle Sticker Courtesy Renewal Reminder to renew by mail. If you did not receive a Courtesy Renewal Reminder, please provide your vehicle documentation in person or by email to ezbuy@cityofchicago.org.

Information about Vehicle Sticker Courtesy Reminders

The Office of the City Clerk makes every effort to reach Chicagoans to remind them that their City Vehicle Sticker (Wheel Tax) is due for renewal. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, sometimes these reminders are not received.

Please note that the mailed renewal reminder is a courtesy extended by our office. Lack of mailed notice does not warrant any waiver of late fees and/or fines from tickets stemming from late renewal of City Vehicle Sticker.

As such, please be mindful of the expiration date printed on your City Vehicle Sticker. Also note that there is a 30-day grace period after your sticker’s expiration date which allows you to purchase without penalties for 30 days. 

Beginning July 1, 2016, the grace period for late fees will be 30 days, but there will no longer be a grace period for tickets. Hence, a vehicle with an expired City Vehicle Sticker may receive a ticket the 1st day after the City Sticker expires.