Parking at 1250 N Humboldt Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 N Humboldt Dr. Everything here is from City records — 28,159 parking tickets written across 104 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?
2
1111 N Humboldt Blvd (4 min walk) · 3100 W Augusta Blvd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1250 N Humboldt Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N California Ave alone took 413 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning13,764 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 1400 N Kedzie Ave — 369 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 3200 W Pierce Ave — 355 tickets, 10 min walk NW
Permit zones3,496 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Crystal St — 693 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 2600 W Potomac Ave — 503 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 1100 N Mozart St — 473 tickets, 5 min walk SE
City sticker checks62 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1300 N Humboldt — 62 tickets, 2 min walk N
Plate checks3,334 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 N Kedzie Ave — 432 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 2700 W Haddon Ave — 417 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 1100 N Washtenaw Ave — 403 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions197 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3000 W Augusta Blvd — 101 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2800 W Division — 96 tickets, 5 min walk E
Metered blocks7,034 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2600 W Division St — 2,266 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2700 W Division St — 2,179 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 1100 N California Ave — 873 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Other enforcement95 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 3200 W Grand — 52 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 1400 N Humboldt Dr — 43 tickets, 4 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1111 N Humboldt Blvd — speed camera, 4 min walk S
- 3100 W Augusta Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk S
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.
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.