Evanston, IL Local Taxes & Fees: Parking Tax (2026)

(A)There is hereby levied and imposed upon the use and privilege of parking a motor vehicle in or upon any "parking lot, parking area, or garage," as defined in this Section 3-2-15, in the City, a tax of sixty cents ($0.60) for each motor vehicle parked in or on each parking lot, parking area, or garage for every 24-hour period or any fraction thereof. If a motor vehicle is parked in or on a parking lot, parking area, or garage for which a charge is made on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis, the amount of tax shall be three dollars ($3.00) per week, twelve dollars ($12.00) per month, thirty-six dollars ($36.00) per quarter, or one hundred forty-four dollars ($144.00) per year. The weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual tax shall not be increased or decreased on account of Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays falling within such weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual period, whether or not the motor vehicle is actually parked in or on said parking lot, parking area, or garage on such days. Exception: The parking tax on monthly permits in the City-owned parking garage located at 821 Davis St. (commonly known as Sherman Plaza Parking Garage) shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) per month.