Parked vehicles - Lighting regulations.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-76-090
in effect9-76-090 Parked vehicles - Lighting regulations.
(a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked at nighttime upon any lighted street within a business or residence district, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
(b) Whenever a vehicle is parked upon an unlighted street or highway during the hours between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, such vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white light on the roadway side visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(c) Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2646958Fetched: 10/24/2026