Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 26

Parking at 1350 N Rockwell St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1300–1399 N Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 43,648 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 2255
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
1226 S Western Ave (6 min walk) · 1229 N Western Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1350 N Rockwell St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Claremont Ave alone took 555 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning18,583 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,521 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks62 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,498 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,055 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks11,809 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1226 S Western Avespeed camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 1229 N Western Avespeed camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 2413 W North Avered-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 1549 N Western Avered-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 2329 W Division Stspeed camera, 8 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 2255 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 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 26, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.