Chicago parking by block · Near West Side · Ward 34

Parking at 1150 S May St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1100–1199 S May St. Everything here is from City records — 58,392 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 5
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
812 S Racine Ave (6 min walk) · 809 W Roosevelt Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 1150 S May St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Taylor St alone took 1,000 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,140 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones16,684 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,133 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,403 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks25,826 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement818 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 812 S Racine Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk N
  • 809 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
  • 732 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 5 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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.
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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 34, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.