Parking at 10050 S Merrill Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 10000–10099 S Merrill Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,617 parking tickets written across 51 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 21. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 10050 S Merrill Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 E 100th St alone took 53 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
- 2200 E 100th St — 53 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 10100 S Crandon Ave — 102 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 10200 S Yates Ave — 85 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 10300 S Oglesby Ave — 75 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2310 E 103rd St — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 7, section 21. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.