Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 27

Parking at 2250 W Grand Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W Grand Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,633 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
799 N Western Ave (8 min walk) · 2409 W Chicago Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 2250 W Grand Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Leavitt St alone took 359 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,891 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,142 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,166 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions382 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks8,297 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 799 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 2409 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 8 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 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 27, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.