Parking at 2450 W 26th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2400–2499 W 26th St. Everything here is from City records — 29,020 parking tickets written across 62 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
2425 W Cermak Rd (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2450 W 26th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 S Blue Island Ave alone took 535 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,504 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2500 S Blue Island Ave — 535 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 2400 S Blue Island Ave — 430 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 2200 W Coulter St — 327 tickets, 6 min walk NE
Permit zones8,089 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 W 23rd Pl — 1,200 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 2200 W 23rd St — 1,079 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 2600 W 24th St — 949 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks5,667 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 W 25th St — 1,700 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 2300 S Oakley Ave — 471 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2300 S Leavitt St — 416 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Posted restrictions1,122 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2200 W 24th St — 366 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2400 S Washtenaw Ave — 344 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2400 S California Ave — 221 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Metered blocks11,493 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2500 S California Blvd — 3,094 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 2700 S California Blvd — 1,283 tickets, 8 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2425 W Cermak Rd — red-light camera, 10 min walk N
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.