Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 27

Parking at 1250 W Kinzie St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Kinzie St. Everything here is from City records — 116,763 parking tickets written across 154 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
1455 W Grand Ave (7 min walk) · 115 N Ogden Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, 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
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 1250 W Kinzie St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Ohio St alone took 429 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,341 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones10,121 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks14,711 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,576 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks84,103 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement1,686 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1455 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 115 N Ogden Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk SW

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