Parking at 11950 S Normal Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 11900–11999 S Normal Ave. Everything here is from City records — 4,249 parking tickets written across 116 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 11. 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 11950 S Normal Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12000 S Eggleston Ave alone took 115 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
- 12000 S Eggleston Ave — 115 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 11900 S Stewart Ave — 112 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 12000 S Stewart Ave — 83 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 11900 S Wallace St — 98 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 12200 S Stewart Ave — 87 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 11900 S Union Ave — 85 tickets, 5 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 768 W 119th St — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
- 11884 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 8 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 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.