Parking at 2250 S Paulina St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 S Paulina St. Everything here is from City records — 46,852 parking tickets written across 72 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
1477 W. Cermak Rd (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2250 S Paulina St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W Cermak Rd alone took 1,074 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,271 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1800 W Cermak Rd — 1,074 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 1700 W Cermak Rd — 717 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 2100 S Damen Ave — 525 tickets, 8 min walk W
Permit zones7,670 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 W Coulter St — 1,293 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 1600 W 21st St — 750 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 1800 W Cullerton St — 648 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Plate checks8,173 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1800 W 21st Pl — 844 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 1900 W 21st St — 693 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1700 W 21st St — 658 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Posted restrictions1,586 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1900 W Cullerton St — 606 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 2200 S Damen Ave — 333 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2100 S Paulina St — 284 tickets, 2 min walk N
Metered blocks24,152 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1500 W 18th St — 5,905 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 1700 W 18th St — 4,125 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 1600 W 18th St — 3,840 tickets, 10 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1477 W. Cermak Rd — speed camera, 6 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.
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.