• Parking Overview
• Parking Maps
• Beach & Lakefront Parking Regulations
• Commuter Parking
• Employee Parking
• Free After Hours, Weekend, & Holiday Parking
• Handicapped Parking Permits
• Overnight Parking Regulations & Permits
• Parking Permits
• Parking Citations
• Port Clinton Underground Garage Key Cards

Parking Overview

The City of Highland Park offers many quality locations to shop and dine in the Central Business District and the Ravinia area.  The City welcomes patrons of these businesses with a variety of parking options, including on-street parking, off-street surface lots and parking garages.  The City also provides locations with spaces set aside for employees who work in these business districts, and requires employees to utilize E-permit lots to make as much storefront parking as possible available to patrons.  Handicapped parking is available in all public lots.

• Free Two Hour Parking Locations
• Free Three Hour Parking Locations
• Free After 5:00 p.m./Weekends/Holiday Parking
• Dining, Shopping, Entertainment Parking Locations
• Metered Parking
• Employee Parking
• Commuter Parking
• Overnight Parking

Parking Maps

Click here to view a map of Highland Park and all City Parking Lots.

A printed map of Highland Park Public Parking is available at City Hall. Contact Jennifer Dotson or call 847-926-1006 to receive a copy by mail.

Click here to view a printable version of the City's Map to Convenient Parking in the Central, Ravinia and Braeside Business Districts.

Beach & Lakefront Parking Regulations

Highland Park Residents with valid City Stickers on their vehicle may park for free at Rosewood Beach (45 Roger Williams Avenue), Moraine Beach (2501 Sheridan Road) or Millard Park (35 Ravine Drive, commonly known as Ravine Beach).  For Park Avenue Beach, Highland Park Residents with valid City stickers may park Monday through Friday at anytime between dawn and dusk as well as on weekends and holidays after 3:00 p.m. until dusk. Non-Residents may purchase a Lakefront Parking Decal ($100) valid for parking at all of the above listed Park District properties. Lakefront Park Decals are available for purchase from the Park District at the West Ridge Center (636 Ridge Road) or during the season at Hidden Creek AquaPark (1220 Fredrickson Place). For more information, contact the Park District of Highland Park at 847-831-3810 or visit www.pdhp.org.

Commuter Parking

Commuters may park in any "C Permit" designated space with one of the following:

• Daily Hang Tag ($2/day)
• C1 Quarterly Permit ($60 per quarter)
• C3 Annual Permit ($216 per year)

All are available for purchase from the Finance Department at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue. Daily Hang Tags are also sold at Sunset Foods (1812 Green Bay Rd), the Department of Public Works (1150 Half Day Rd) and in the vending machines located at the Braeside, Ravinia and Central Metra Train Stations. Click here to view a map of all Commuter Permit Parking Lots.

Employee Parking and Remote Employee Parking

Employees may park in any "E Permit" space with one of the following:

• E1 Employee Quarterly Permit ($60 per quarter)
• ER Employee Quarterly Permit ($60 per quarter, Ravinia)
• E3 Employee Annual Permit ($216 per year)
• E4 Employee Annual Permit ($216 per year, Ravinia)

Employees may park in any "RE Permit" space with one of the following:

• RE Remote Employee Permit ($10 per quarter)

Permits are available for purchase from the Finance Department at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue. Click here to view a map of all Employee and Remote Employee Permit Parking Lots.

Free After Hours, Weekend, & Holiday Parking

All City Parking Lots offer free parking after 5:00 p.m., Sundays and the following Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Free parking is also available in designated City Parking Lots on Saturdays. Click here to view a map of all Free After Hours, Weekend & Holiday Parking Lots.

Handicapped Parking Permits

The Finance Department has available temporary handicapped parking permits for those residents who are eligible.  Applicants for the permit must submit an application form and medical certification that they have a disability of at least three months duration.  The card is valid for three months from the date of issuance. Call (847) 432-0800 or e-mail questions to finance@cityhpil.com.

Overnight Parking Regulations and Permits

Overnight parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. is prohibited on all public streets in the City of Highland Park from December 1 –March 31.  This requirement facilitates snow plowing and public safety.  Overnight parking is available with an Overnight Parking Permit at several City lots.  Between April 1st and November 30th Overnight Parking is permitted at any 12-hour metered space in a City Public Lot with an "O" permit. Overnight permits are available for purchase from the Finance Department at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue. Click here to view a map of all Overnight Parking Lots.

• Overnight Permit for surface lots ($10 per month)
• Overnight Permit for Port Clinton Garage and CBD Parking Garage (GO Permit) ($25 per month for residents, $40 for non-residents)

In the event there is no means of off-street parking, on-street parking permits may be granted upon application to the Highland Park Police Department.  For more information regarding on-street parking permits, please contact the Police Department at (847) 432-7730.

Parking Permits

Parking permits are available for purchase in person from the Finance Department located at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue or you may download the Parking Permit Application to pay by mail or the City Hall drop-box.  Permit parking information is available by contacting the Finance Department or calling (847) 432-0800. Download the Parking Permit Application.

Parking Citations

Parking citations may be paid either by mail or in person at the Finance Department located at City Hall, 1707 St. Johns Avenue or at the Police Department, 1677 Old Deerfield Road.  Persons wishing to contest a parking citation may do so by writing a letter to the Traffic Sergeant at the Police Department, 1677 Old Deerfield Road, Highland Park, Illinois 60035. 

Port Clinton Underground Garage Key Cards

The following addresses are approximate address ranges for those parties who are located within the Port Clinton Square Target Area eligible for Key Cards.

Permit parking information is available by contacting the Finance Department or calling (847) 432-0800. Download the Parking Permit Application.

Additional parking information is available by contacting the Public Works Department at (847) 432-0807.