Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 24
Parking at 1550 S California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,226 parking tickets written across 78 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?
3
2900 W Ogden Ave (3 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1550 S California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 S California Ave alone took 358 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,635 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1800 S California Ave — 358 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 1500 S California Ave — 310 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 1600 S California Ave — 280 tickets, 4 min walk S
Permit zones6,316 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2800 W 21st Pl — 1,331 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 2600 W 15th St — 738 tickets, 4 min walk E
Plate checks3,871 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1300 S California Ave — 341 tickets, 4 min walk N
- 2800 W 19th St — 310 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2700 W 21st St — 302 tickets, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions5,758 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 1500 S Washtenaw Ave — 912 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780 tickets, 3 min walk E
Other enforcement211 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1900 S California Ave — 157 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 1500 S Sacramento Blvd — 54 tickets, 7 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk W
- 2917 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
- 2912 W Roosevelt Rd — speed 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 3 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 24, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.