Chicago parking by block · Chicago Lawn · Ward 18

Parking at 2250 W 74th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W 74th St. Everything here is from City records — 6,453 parking tickets written across 89 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
7738 S Western Ave (10 min walk) · 7739 S Western Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 2250 W 74th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Artesian Ave alone took 154 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning817 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones130 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks124 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,622 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions149 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7738 S Western Avespeed camera, 10 min walk S
  • 7739 S Western Avespeed camera, 10 min walk S

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 18, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.