Chicago parking by block · Washington Heights · Ward 21

Parking at 1250 W 103rd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W 103rd. Everything here is from City records — 3,307 parking tickets written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
851 W 103rd St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 21, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 1250 W 103rd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 10200 S Sangamon St alone took 82 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning82 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks2,403 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 851 W 103rd St — speed camera, 10 min walk E

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 21, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.