Chicago parking by block · Washington Park · Ward 20

Parking at 150 W 59th

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 100–199 W 59th. Everything here is from City records — 7,570 parking tickets written across 77 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
5523 S Wentworth Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri

Streets to watch near 150 W 59th

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5800 S Michigan Ave alone took 317 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,687 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks93 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,126 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5523 S Wentworth Avered-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 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.
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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 20, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.