Parking at 1450 W Congress Pkwy
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1400–1499 W Congress Pkwy. Everything here is from City records — 77,520 parking tickets written across 148 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1341 W Jackson Blvd (4 min walk) · 812 S Racine Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1450 W Congress Pkwy
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 S Loomis St alone took 762 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,164 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 S Loomis St — 762 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 700 S Loomis St — 737 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 900 S Loomis St — 608 tickets, 8 min walk S
Permit zones26,728 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1500 W Monroe St — 1,816 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1000 W Vernon Park Pl — 1,281 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 1600 W Adams St — 1,253 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks6,926 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1100 W Monroe St — 531 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 1300 W Van Buren St — 511 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 100 S Laflin St — 509 tickets, 6 min walk N
Posted restrictions6,755 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 800 S Paulina — 1,342 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1600 W Congress Pkwy — 1,236 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 1700 W Congress Pkwy — 987 tickets, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks30,591 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1400 W Taylor St — 7,150 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 1300 W Taylor St — 5,099 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1500 W Taylor St — 3,691 tickets, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement1,963 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 600 S Paulina St — 1,060 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 700 S Paulina St — 532 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1700 W Harrison St — 187 tickets, 8 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1341 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 4 min walk NE
- 812 S Racine Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk SE
- 5 S Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
- 1546 W Madison St — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
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.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.