Parking at 11850 S Emerald Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 11800–11899 S Emerald Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,180 parking tickets written across 84 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 7. 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 11850 S Emerald Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12000 S Eggleston Ave alone took 115 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 12000 S Eggleston Ave — 115 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 11900 S Stewart Ave — 112 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 11800 S Sangamon St — 88 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 11700 S Morgan St — 100 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 11700 S Peoria St — 100 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 11900 S Wallace St — 98 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 768 W 119th St — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
- 11884 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 1 min walk W
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 21, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.