Parking at 1250 N California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 36,958 parking tickets written across 108 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?
1
1111 N Humboldt Blvd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1250 N California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 N Campbell Ave alone took 467 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning16,399 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1200 N Campbell Ave — 467 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 900 N Washtenaw Ave — 432 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 7 min walk N
Permit zones6,304 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Crystal St — 693 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2500 W Cortez St — 511 tickets, 8 min walk SE
City sticker checks62 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1300 N Humboldt — 62 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Plate checks2,481 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1000 N Rockwell St — 503 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2700 W Haddon Ave — 417 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 1100 N Washtenaw Ave — 403 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Posted restrictions427 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1000 N Campbell Ave — 230 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 3000 W Augusta Blvd — 101 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2800 W Division — 96 tickets, 2 min walk S
Metered blocks11,087 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2600 W Division St — 2,266 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 2700 W Division St — 2,179 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 2500 W Division St — 1,892 tickets, 7 min walk E
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1400 N Humboldt Dr — 43 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1111 N Humboldt Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
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 1 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.