Parking at 12850 S Exchange Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 12800–12899 S Exchange Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,811 parking tickets written across 51 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 10, section 1. 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 12850 S Exchange Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 13100 S Baltimore Ave alone took 89 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 13100 S Baltimore Ave — 89 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 13100 S Houston Ave — 50 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 12900 S Commercial Ave — 45 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 13100 S Exchange Ave — 111 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 13000 S Houston Ave — 104 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 13100 S Brandon Ave — 83 tickets, 10 min walk SE
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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 10, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.