Parking at 250 E 23rd St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 200–299 E 23rd St. Everything here is from City records — 102,050 parking tickets written across 88 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 250 E 23rd St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 S Indiana alone took 350 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning661 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2300 S Indiana — 350 tickets, 2 min walk SW
- 200 E 26th St — 139 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 2400 S Indiana — 91 tickets, 3 min walk S
Permit zones20,212 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 100 E 23rd St — 3,497 tickets, 1 min walk W
- 0 E 23rd St — 3,119 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 100 E 21st St — 1,360 tickets, 5 min walk N
Plate checks4,033 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2500 S Wabash Ave — 562 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 0 W 24th St — 467 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 0 E 24th St — 465 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions18,726 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2200 S Michigan Ave — 16,163 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 2200 S Indiana — 1,178 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 0 W 23rd St — 533 tickets, 8 min walk W
Metered blocks58,163 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2100 S Wabash Ave — 4,887 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2100 S Michigan Ave — 4,844 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 2000 S Michigan Ave — 4,794 tickets, 6 min walk NW
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.