Parking at 150 S Austin Blvd
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 100–199 S Austin Blvd. Everything here is from City records — 8,036 parking tickets written across 41 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?
1
5816 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 150 S Austin Blvd
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 0 N Waller alone took 509 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,926 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 0 N Waller — 509 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 0 N Mayfield Ave — 471 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 5600 W Washington — 453 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones839 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 N Mason Ave — 305 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 100 S Parkside Ave — 206 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 100 S Waller Ave — 146 tickets, 7 min walk E
Plate checks1,932 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 0 N Parkside — 509 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 0 S Parkside Ave — 296 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 200 N Mason Ave — 295 tickets, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions658 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 0 S Mayfield — 224 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 0 S Menard — 215 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 100 S Austin Blvd — 124 tickets, 1 min walk N
Other enforcement576 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5800 W Madison — 443 tickets, 4 min walk NE
- 5700 W Madison — 133 tickets, 6 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5816 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk E
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 1 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.