Chicago parking by block · Mckinley Park · Ward 12

Parking at 1950 W 38th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 W 38th St. Everything here is from City records — 9,483 parking tickets written across 77 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 31
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
2080 W Pershing Rd (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 12, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 1950 W 38th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 W 37th St alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,838 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,717 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks161 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks1,485 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,038 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2080 W Pershing Rd — speed camera, 5 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 31 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 12, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.