Chicago parking by block · Lake View · Ward 32

Parking at 1250 W Wellington Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1200–1299 W Wellington Ave. Everything here is from City records — 92,212 parking tickets written across 141 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, October 2

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 383

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

3111 N Ashland Ave (9 min walk) · 3130 N Ashland Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 10. 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 Wellington Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W George St alone took 513 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,180 tickets

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

800 W George St — 513 tickets, 10 min walk E
1100 W Barry Ave — 397 tickets, 4 min walk NE
2800 N Mildred Ave — 394 tickets, 9 min walk E

Permit zones10,667 tickets

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

2900 N Mildred Ave — 1,050 tickets, 9 min walk E
900 W Barry Ave — 903 tickets, 8 min walk E
800 W Oakdale Ave — 764 tickets, 10 min walk E

Plate checks4,961 tickets

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

1400 W Melrose St — 387 tickets, 8 min walk NW
3300 N Lakewood Ave — 376 tickets, 9 min walk N
1400 W Fletcher St — 375 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Posted restrictions376 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191 tickets, 8 min walk SW
1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Metered blocks65,956 tickets

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

900 W Belmont Ave — 3,982 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2700 N Lincoln Ave — 3,464 tickets, 8 min walk SE
1000 W Belmont Ave — 3,259 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3111 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W
3130 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk W

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 383 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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 32, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.