Parking at 1050 S Menard
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1000–1099 S Menard. Everything here is from City records — 3,208 parking tickets written across 25 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 1. 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 1050 S Menard
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 S Mayfield Ave alone took 166 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
- 1100 S Mayfield Ave — 166 tickets, 4 min walk SW
- 5900 W Arthington St — 160 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 5800 W Fillmore St — 133 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 5900 W Fillmore St — 179 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 1000 S Mayfield Ave — 175 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 1000 S Monitor — 148 tickets, 1 min walk W
- 1100 S Monitor Ave — 135 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 900 S Menard — 94 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 1000 S Mason Ave — 299 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 5800 W Arthington St — 179 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 5800 W Railroad Ave — 51 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 1100 S Austin Blvd — 97 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 1100 S Mason — 833 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 515 S Central Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
- 506 S Central Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
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 2 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 29, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.