Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 25

Parking at 1850 S California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 35,748 parking tickets written across 91 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
2900 W Ogden Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 1850 S California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 S Marshall Blvd alone took 581 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,099 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones10,478 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,657 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,179 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks9,792 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement211 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 6 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 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 25, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.