Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 28
Parking at 1150 S California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1100–1199 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,098 parking tickets written across 93 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?
3
2912 W Roosevelt Rd (3 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (4 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1150 S California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Taylor St alone took 367 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,331 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 W Taylor St — 367 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Arthington St — 361 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 2400 W Fillmore St — 322 tickets, 9 min walk E
Permit zones3,774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 2600 W 15th St — 738 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1300 S Fairfield Ave — 657 tickets, 7 min walk S
Plate checks5,437 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W Fillmore — 425 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 2900 W Lexington St — 344 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1300 S California Ave — 341 tickets, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions5,052 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1100 S Sacramento Blvd — 426 tickets, 5 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2912 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk W
- 2917 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 4 min walk W
- 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S
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 3 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.
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 28, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.