Parking at 1250 S Western Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,136 parking tickets written across 82 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1250 S Western Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Taylor St alone took 367 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,033 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 W Taylor St — 367 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 2400 W Arthington St — 361 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 700 S Western Ave — 324 tickets, 9 min walk N
Permit zones7,004 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 W 15th St — 738 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1300 S Fairfield Ave — 657 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 1000 S Oakley Blvd — 517 tickets, 6 min walk NE
Plate checks1,209 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2100 W Grenshaw St — 162 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 700 S Campbell Ave — 139 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2200 W Ogden Ave — 120 tickets, 6 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,916 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2100 W Ogden Ave — 504 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 2600 W Ogden Ave — 381 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Metered blocks4,550 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2300 W Taylor St — 2,211 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 2200 W Taylor St — 1,720 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 1000 S Hoyne Ave — 619 tickets, 10 min walk NE
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.