Parking at 2550 W 74th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 W 74th St. Everything here is from City records — 8,082 parking tickets written across 84 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 2550 W 74th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7000 S Artesian Ave alone took 154 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 7000 S Artesian Ave — 154 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2400 W 72nd St — 141 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 7200 S Oakley Ave — 129 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 2200 W 71st St — 55 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 7100 S Rockwell St — 288 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 7000 S Maplewood Ave — 238 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 7300 S Maplewood Ave — 229 tickets, 1 min walk NW
- 7300 S Western Ave — 53 tickets, 3 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 7738 S Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S
- 7739 S Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk S
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.
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 18, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.