Chicago parking by block · West Pullman · Ward 9

Parking at 12550 S Yale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 12500–12599 S Yale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,804 parking tickets written across 81 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, November 10

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

445 W 127th St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 9, section 24. 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 12550 S Yale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12200 S Lafayette Ave alone took 46 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning90 tickets

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

12200 S Lafayette Ave — 46 tickets, 9 min walk NE
12200 S Normal Ave — 44 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Permit zones135 tickets

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

12300 S Normal Ave — 135 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Plate checks1,585 tickets

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

12400 S Princeton Ave — 111 tickets, 3 min walk NW
12400 S Harvard Ave — 105 tickets, 4 min walk NW
12200 S Stewart Ave — 87 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

445 W 127th St — speed camera, 7 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 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.

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 9, section 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.