Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 32

Parking at 1250 W Montana St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Montana St. Everything here is from City records — 49,452 parking tickets written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 143
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
2443 N Ashland (9 min walk) · 2377 N Ashland Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed

Streets to watch near 1250 W Montana St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 N Southport Ave alone took 506 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning15,288 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,657 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,425 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks24,000 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2443 N Ashland — speed camera, 9 min walk W
  • 2377 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 2432 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W
  • 2404 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.
  • Zone 143 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 32, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.