Chicago parking by block · Near West Side · Ward 28

Parking at 1250 S Loomis St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 S Loomis St. Everything here is from City records — 69,558 parking tickets written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
812 S Racine Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 1250 S Loomis St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Taylor St alone took 1,000 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,624 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones15,517 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,389 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,695 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks37,341 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,589 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 812 S Racine Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NE

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.
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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 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.