Parking at 1250 W 42nd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W 42nd. Everything here is from City records — 1,469 parking tickets written across 21 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 1250 W 42nd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4300 S Ashland Ave alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 4300 S Ashland Ave — 78 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 900 W Exchange Ave — 402 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1500 W 44th St — 70 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1400 W 44th St — 439 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1600 W 43rd St — 196 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 1300 W 44th St — 63 tickets, 7 min walk SW
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.
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 11, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.