Chicago parking by block · West Pullman · Ward 9

Parking at 12350 S Emerald Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 12300–12399 S Emerald Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,111 parking tickets written across 69 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 13

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 9, section 25. 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 12350 S Emerald Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12100 S Lowe Ave alone took 77 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning438 tickets

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

12100 S Lowe Ave — 77 tickets, 5 min walk NE
12100 S Wallace St — 70 tickets, 6 min walk NE
12200 S Green St — 58 tickets, 3 min walk NW

Permit zones135 tickets

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

12300 S Normal Ave — 135 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks1,899 tickets

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

12400 S Lowe Ave — 94 tickets, 3 min walk SE
12700 S Union Ave — 94 tickets, 9 min walk S
12300 S Union Ave — 94 tickets, 1 min walk E

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 9, section 25. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.