Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 16

Parking at 2250 W 54th Pl

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W 54th Pl. Everything here is from City records — 10,847 parking tickets written across 102 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?
6
5486 S Western Ave (3 min walk) · 2409 W 55th St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, 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 2250 W 54th Pl

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Claremont Ave alone took 279 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,823 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones252 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks61 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,822 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions443 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5486 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk W
  • 2409 W 55th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 5520 S Western Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 5529 S Western Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 2513 W 55th St — speed camera, 6 min walk W
  • 2445 W 51st St — speed camera, 10 min walk NW

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 6 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 16, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.