Chicago parking by block · South Lawndale · Ward 25

Parking at 2550 S Christiana Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 S Christiana Ave. Everything here is from City records — 50,739 parking tickets written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1931
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
2552 S Kedzie Ave (4 min walk) · 2609 S Kedzie Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 2550 S Christiana Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 27th St alone took 360 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,419 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,830 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions5,856 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks21,687 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2552 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
  • 2609 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SE
  • 2718 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1931 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 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 25, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.