Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 28

Parking at 1250 S California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 17,001 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 990
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
2912 W Roosevelt Rd (3 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 1250 S California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Taylor St alone took 367 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,569 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,106 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions5,964 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement54 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2912 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk W
  • 2917 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk W
  • 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk S

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 990 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 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.
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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 28, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.