Parking at 1950 W Congress Pkwy
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 W Congress Pkwy. Everything here is from City records — 54,857 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
2360 W Van Buren St (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1950 W Congress Pkwy
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2100 W Taylor St alone took 284 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning771 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2100 W Taylor St — 284 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 100 S Bell Ave — 160 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1700 W Jackson Blvd — 136 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Permit zones6,456 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W Adams St — 1,253 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 2100 W Polk St — 559 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 2000 W Polk St — 521 tickets, 5 min walk S
Plate checks7,047 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2000 W Adams St — 410 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 100 S Wood St — 369 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2100 W Gladys — 363 tickets, 5 min walk NW
Posted restrictions12,056 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1800 W Taylor — 1,768 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 800 S Paulina — 1,342 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 1600 W Congress Pkwy — 1,236 tickets, 9 min walk E
Metered blocks25,947 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1900 W Ogden Ave — 7,468 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 1900 W Congress Pkwy — 2,909 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 1900 W Taylor St — 2,676 tickets, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement2,279 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 600 S Paulina St — 1,060 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 700 S Paulina St — 532 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 1900 W Jackson Blvd — 500 tickets, 4 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2360 W Van Buren St — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.