Parking at 1050 W Cermak Rd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1000–1099 W Cermak Rd. Everything here is from City records — 42,302 parking tickets written across 101 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1050 W Cermak Rd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1000 W 18th St alone took 1,339 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,408 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1000 W 18th St — 1,339 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 1100 W Cullerton St — 619 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 800 W 18th St — 469 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones15,255 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 900 W 18th Pl — 2,346 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 1800 S Throop St — 1,515 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 1100 W 19th St — 1,455 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks13,094 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1200 W 19th St — 732 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 900 W 19th St — 700 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 900 W Cullerton St — 649 tickets, 4 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,973 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
- 1100 W Cermak Rd — 1,165 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 1900 S Allport St — 427 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 1900 S Throop St — 381 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks8,233 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1100 W 18th St — 3,588 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1200 W 18th St — 2,664 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 2100 S Canalport Ave — 1,705 tickets, 3 min walk NE
Other enforcement122 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2300 S Halsted — 65 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 2100 S Emerald Ave — 57 tickets, 6 min walk E
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.