Chicago parking by address · Lower West Side · Ward 25

Parking at 1950 S Blue Island Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 S Blue Island Ave. Everything here is from City records — 83,957 parking tickets written across 118 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
1477 W. Cermak Rd (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 1950 S Blue Island Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 W Cermak Rd alone took 717 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,951 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1700 W Cermak Rd — 717 tickets, 9 min walk SW
  • 1200 W 16th St — 639 tickets, 8 min walk NE
  • 1100 W Cullerton St — 619 tickets, 8 min walk E
Permit zones16,573 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1800 S Throop St — 1,515 tickets, 5 min walk NE
  • 1100 W 19th St — 1,455 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 1100 W 17th St — 1,180 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Plate checks15,325 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1200 W 19th St — 732 tickets, 5 min walk E
  • 1700 W 21st St — 658 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 1300 W 16th St — 653 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Posted restrictions3,192 tickets
Loading zone enforcement. Not a spot to leave a private car.
  • 1100 W Cermak Rd — 1,165 tickets, 9 min walk SE
  • 1400 W 17th St — 489 tickets, 5 min walk N
  • 1900 S Allport St — 427 tickets, 6 min walk E
Metered blocks44,457 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089 tickets, 3 min walk NE
  • 1500 W 18th St — 5,905 tickets, 4 min walk NW
  • 1300 W 18th St — 5,302 tickets, 4 min walk NE
Other enforcement373 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1500 S Blue Island Ave — 373 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1477 W. Cermak Rd — speed camera, 4 min walk S

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 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.