It's that time of year: Chicago's winter parking restrictions will soon go into effect. The city's annual Winter Overnight Parking Ban begins Dec. 1, the Department of Streets and Sanitation website stated. The ban prohibits parking on 107 miles of the city’s main streets from 3 to 7 a.m. regardless of snowfall until April 1.

Chicago’s winter parking ban goes into effect this weekend. The city says the ban avoids a repeat of Chicago’s history of preventing emergency vehicles from passing through during snowstorms. Still,

Be careful where you park at night in Chicago this weekend, as the city's winter overnight parking ban will go into effect Saturday night.