Disabled Parking

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• Illinois disability placard

• Disabled parking sign application

How to get disabled parking signs

If you have a permanent disability and want to request signs to reserve a parking spot in front of your home, the first step will be reaching out to the Illinois Secretary of State to receive a disability placard. While we do not process disability placard applications, we do keep paper applications available at our office.

Once you have a disabled placard number, you can apply to place disabled parking signs in front of your home. Once the application is sent to the Department of Finance, they will ensure that the spot does not conflict with anything like a fire hydrant or another disability parking spot. If it’s approved, the application with be sent to the Chicago Department of Transportation which will install signs within 90 days of approval. If your sign is not recommended, there is an appeals process through the Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities.

removing a Disabled Parking Sign

If you are concerned about disabled parking signs that are no longer being used, feel free to reach out to our office at info@aldermanmartin.com Please know that the city does regularly monitor these signs and has a process to automatically remove them if the applicant moves or no longer needs them.