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Student Parking Lot? Yes
Fordham Lot, Marquette Lot, Fairfield Lot, Albion Lot, Seattle/Xavier Lot, Canisius Lot, LeMoyne Lot, St. Louis Lot, Creighton/Holy Cross/Rockhurst Lot
Freshmen Allowed to Park? No
Approximate Parking Permit Cost
  • $202 per semester
  • $404 per academic year
Common Parking Tickets
  • Blocking fire lane: $100
  • Parking in an aisle: $15
  • Parking in violation of signs: $30
  • Parking with false permit: $50
  • Parking without a valid permit: $45
Best Places to Find a Spot Before 5 p.m. on Arthur, Northshore, Albion, and Columbia streets
Good Luck Getting a Spot Here Chicago. Seriously, it will be difficult to find parking anywhere in the city. At the Lake Shore Campus, it is toughest to park south of campus. It is impossible to park at the Water Tower Campus without paying an arm and a leg.

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Although some students inexplicably seem to have luck finding parking, it is advisable to take the advice of the great majority who do not. Parking in Chicago is a colossal undertaking worthy of an epic movie starring Al Pacino. If you find a spot, odds are, it will be nowhere near where you were trying to go. Sometimes it seems like it would be actually faster to walk places than to drive there and find parking. Campus lots fill up quickly. Street spots are scarce at best. Most students live close enough to campus that they do not need a car for their commute. Even if this was not so, Chicago’s public transportation system can take you anywhere you want to go. If you need more reasons not to bring a car, think of today’s poor emission standards and their effects on the environment.

With constant parking problems in mind along with the high price of gas within the city, and don’t forget emission standards, it becomes clear that having a car on campus is more of an encumbrance than a luxury. Unless you absolutely need a car for some unfathomable reason, just leave it at home. Plus, everybody knows some fool who didn’t take my advice and brought his ’93 Taurus to school. Clunk around town in that instead, and save yourself a load of time, exasperation, and money.

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Parking at Loyola University Chicago

09volleyball

Communications '13

3.5
B

No Car

I do not have a car but my friends seem to think that the parking structure is easy to use with lots of spaces available

Apr 25, 2012

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kfree123

Journalism '15

2.3
C

Loyola Avenue

Loyola Avenue is a good place to park if you live in Mertz. There are two parking garages located on campus but I don't think Loyola students should have to pay for it.

Apr 16, 2012

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cherry23

Biology '15

1.9
C-

It Really Sucks

The parking is not overnight and it is expensive. They need somewhere that students who are staying overnight can put their cars.

Jan 31, 2012

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User rating for Loyola University Chicago - Parking is 3.5 out of 5 based on 31 user reviews.

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Getting a Parking Permit

Parking permits are relatively easy to come by for resident students and commuters. All students apply through an online lottery system and purchase passes per semester, though students wishing to park in the city may instead purchase a permit from the alderman’s office, avoiding the $75 fine of parking without one.

Parking ServicesWhat's This?

Department of Public Safety
Parking Office
(773) 508-7036
www.luc.edu/parking/

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