By ordinance, vehicles that are principally garaged in the city more than 30 days must have a city vehicle sticker. It is illegal for you to purchase any city sticker or residential parking guest passes from any other person other than the city or an official agent of the city. It is illegal to sell any city sticker or residential parking pass unless you are an authorized agent of the city. Any person violating this can be fined $200 to $500 for each offense. Read Municipal code 3-56, which governs city sticker sales, 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. Please be advised that a transfer sticker is $20 and a replacement sticker is $30.

• 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 and for the prorated fee structure based on move-in date.

• 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 and for the prorated fee structure based on vehicle purchase date.

• 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 are also sold on the web and can be purchased online here. Allow 10 -14 business days for delivery.

PLEASE NOTE: Only full price, late fee stickers are sold online after the renewal period (June 1st - July 15th each year). To purchase a city sticker outside of the aforementioned time period at the prorated fee (if applicable) and without incurring a late fee (if applicable), you will need to do so in person at any of the locations listed above and to the right on this page. You will need to bring proof of your recent move or car purchase (within the last thirty days) at that time to avoid the late fee.

• 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.