Chicago parking by block · Lower West Side · Ward 25

Parking at 1850 S Leavitt St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 S Leavitt St. Everything here is from City records — 43,265 parking tickets written across 89 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2115 S Western Ave (6 min walk) · 2108 S Western Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 1850 S Leavitt St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 18th St alone took 1,310 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,493 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones14,646 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,029 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,856 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks8,152 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2115 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 2108 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 2140 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 2425 W Cermak Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW

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.
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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 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.