Chicago parking by block · Woodlawn · Ward 20
Parking at 1250 E 62nd St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 E 62nd St. Everything here is from City records — 18,134 parking tickets written across 105 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1250 E 62nd St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 E 61st St alone took 305 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,527 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 E 61st St — 305 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 6400 S Kenwood Ave — 253 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 5800 S Woodlawn Ave — 241 tickets, 9 min walk N
Permit zones4,758 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 6100 S Kimbark Ave — 854 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 6100 S Woodlawn Ave — 552 tickets, 1 min walk NW
- 6100 S University Ave — 531 tickets, 3 min walk W
City sticker checks412 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1100 E 64th St — 195 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 6300 S Woodlawn Ave — 112 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 6300 S University — 105 tickets, 4 min walk SW
Plate checks7,902 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 900 E Midway Plaisance — 497 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1100 E 62nd St — 385 tickets, 2 min walk W
- 1500 E 62nd St — 354 tickets, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions213 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5800 S University Ave — 128 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 6400 S University — 85 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Metered blocks272 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1400 E 59th St — 272 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Other enforcement818 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1500 E Midway Plaisance — 235 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 1400 E Midway Plaisance — 203 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 1000 E 59th St — 150 tickets, 9 min walk NW
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.
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 20, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.