Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 1

Parking at 2250 W Cortez St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W Cortez St. Everything here is from City records — 64,242 parking tickets written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2329 W Division St (4 min walk) · 1229 N Western Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 2250 W Cortez St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1900 W Crystal St alone took 577 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning15,762 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,995 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks10,397 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,686 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks27,375 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2329 W Division St — speed camera, 4 min walk NW
  • 1229 N Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 1226 S Western Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 2005 W Division St — red-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 799 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 2409 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW

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 1, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.