It is. If you get a parking ticket that means you are being charged with a crime, the crime is just a minor infraction.

Parking tickets are civil, not criminal.

Source? I'm not a lawyer and I don't know Illinois law, but I have generally read these are civil and not criminal offenses, e.g. https://www.wisemantriallaw.com/blog/2012/august/the-differe...

If that were the case, wouldn't the municipality be required to provide a defense attorney? Or is that only for felonies?