Parking at 1450 S Independence
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1400–1499 S Independence. Everything here is from City records — 16,282 parking tickets written across 131 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 6. 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 1450 S Independence
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 S Springfield Ave alone took 289 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 1800 S Springfield Ave — 289 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1800 S Komensky Ave — 287 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1300 S Karlov Ave — 259 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 3800 W Grenshaw St — 465 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 1200 S Springfield Ave — 405 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 3900 W Grenshaw St — 307 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 3400 W Douglas Blvd — 326 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 1300 S Millard Ave — 303 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 1500 S Trumbull Ave — 265 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 900 S Independence — 192 tickets, 10 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1205 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
- 3946 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
- 1117 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
- 1110 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
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 4 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.
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 24, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.