Chicago parking by block · Hegewisch · Ward 10

Parking at 12950 S Houston Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 12900–12999 S Houston Ave. Everything here is from City records — 2,306 parking tickets written across 57 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 27

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

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.

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Streets to watch near 12950 S Houston Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 13200 S Baltimore Ave alone took 133 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning532 tickets

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

13200 S Baltimore Ave — 133 tickets, 9 min walk S
13200 S Brandon Ave — 107 tickets, 9 min walk S
13100 S Baltimore Ave — 89 tickets, 6 min walk S

City sticker checks52 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

13200 S Commercial Ave — 52 tickets, 9 min walk S

Plate checks1,139 tickets

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

13100 S Exchange Ave — 111 tickets, 7 min walk SW
13000 S Houston Ave — 104 tickets, 3 min walk S
13200 S Carondolet Ave — 93 tickets, 9 min walk S

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.

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 10, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.