Chicago parking by block · Lake View · Ward 44

Parking at 1250 W Irving Park

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Irving Park. Everything here is from City records — 73,396 parking tickets written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, September 25

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

1142 W Irving Park Rd (1 min walk) · 3965 N Clark St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 44, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 1250 W Irving Park

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4200 N Broadway alone took 1,405 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning17,136 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

4200 N Broadway — 1,405 tickets, 9 min walk NE
3700 N Fremont St — 1,046 tickets, 10 min walk SE
3700 N Sheffield Ave — 820 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Permit zones17,117 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

900 W Cuyler Ave — 1,411 tickets, 7 min walk E
3700 N Clifton Ave — 1,240 tickets, 7 min walk S
1100 W Patterson Ave — 1,130 tickets, 9 min walk S

Plate checks1,606 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

3800 N Fremont St — 709 tickets, 9 min walk SE
3900 N Seminary Ave — 337 tickets, 4 min walk SE
4200 N Sheridan Rd — 254 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Posted restrictions3,350 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

3600 N Clark St — 2,111 tickets, 10 min walk S
1100 W Grace St — 621 tickets, 5 min walk SE
3900 N Clark St — 618 tickets, 2 min walk W

Metered blocks34,108 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4000 N Broadway St — 5,405 tickets, 9 min walk E
3700 N Southport Ave — 4,203 tickets, 7 min walk SW
4100 N Broadway St — 3,384 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1142 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 1 min walk E
3965 N Clark St — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
1311 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk W
3953 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W

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 4 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 44, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.