Chicago parking by block · Auburn Gresham · Ward 19

Parking at 1950 W 88th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 W 88th St. Everything here is from City records — 5,496 parking tickets written across 81 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
8666 S Ashland Ave (8 min walk) · 1554 W 87th St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 19, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1950 W 88th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 W 89th St alone took 125 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning246 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones486 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks135 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,104 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 8666 S Ashland Avered-light camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 1554 W 87th Stred-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 2 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 19, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.