Chicago parking by block · Near West Side · Ward 34

Parking at 1250 W Congress Pkwy

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Congress Pkwy. Everything here is from City records — 79,044 parking tickets written across 149 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
1341 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk) · 812 S Racine Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 1250 W Congress Pkwy

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Taylor St alone took 1,000 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,523 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones29,118 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks8,720 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,938 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks30,971 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement347 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1341 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 812 S Racine Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S

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 2 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 34, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.