Chicago parking by block · Morgan Park · Ward 19

Parking at 11850 S Bell Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 11800–11899 S Bell Ave. Everything here is from City records — 850 parking tickets written across 32 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 8

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 19, section 17. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 11850 S Bell Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 11600 S Artesian Ave alone took 41 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning41 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

11600 S Artesian Ave — 41 tickets, 7 min walk NW

Permit zones162 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

11500 S Hale Ave — 104 tickets, 9 min walk NE
11800 S Hale Ave — 58 tickets, 4 min walk E

Plate checks388 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

11800 S Vincennes Ave — 105 tickets, 6 min walk E
11600 S Hale Ave — 72 tickets, 7 min walk NE
11700 S Hale Ave — 64 tickets, 5 min walk NE

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.

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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 19, section 17. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.