Parking at 1950 W 86th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 W 86th St. Everything here is from City records — 4,844 parking tickets written across 84 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 20. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 1950 W 86th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 W 85th St alone took 78 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
- 1700 W 85th St — 78 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 8400 S Hermitage Ave — 58 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 8200 S Damen Ave — 45 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 8500 S Seeley Ave — 78 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 8600 S Marshfield Ave — 57 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 8300 S Paulina St — 231 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 8400 S Seeley Ave — 189 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 2000 W 82nd St — 153 tickets, 9 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 8666 S Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
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.
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 18, section 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.