Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 24

Parking at 1250 S Lawndale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 S Lawndale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 16,129 parking tickets written across 124 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
3946 W Roosevelt Rd (7 min walk) · 1205 S Pulaski Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 24, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 1250 S Lawndale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Lexington St alone took 285 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,682 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,798 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,033 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions365 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement695 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3946 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
  • 1205 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
  • 1117 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk W
  • 1110 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk W

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 4 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 24, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.