Parking at 1250 W Stevenson
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Stevenson. Everything here is from City records — 7,107 parking tickets written across 78 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 11, section 11. 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 Stevenson
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Lyman St alone took 219 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
- 2900 S Lyman St — 219 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 1200 W 31st Pl — 198 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 1300 W 31st St — 188 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 3000 S Farrell St — 441 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 2800 S Throop St — 267 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 2900 S Farrell St — 210 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 1100 W 31st St — 320 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 3000 S Bonfield St — 260 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 3000 S Throop St — 145 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 3100 S May St — 166 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 2800 S Lock St — 120 tickets, 6 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2740 S Archer Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk E
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 1 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.
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 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.