Chicago parking by block · Bridgeport · Ward 11

Parking at 3250 S Benson St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3200–3299 S Benson St. Everything here is from City records — 9,382 parking tickets written across 81 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
3358 S Ashland Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 11, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 3250 S Benson St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 S Morgan St alone took 654 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,607 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones132 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,827 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions424 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3358 S Ashland Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW

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.
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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 11, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.