Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 11

Parking at 3950 S Racine

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 S Racine. Everything here is from City records — 883 parking tickets written across 16 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 11, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 3950 S Racine

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 S Morgan St alone took 79 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning138 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks602 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

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.
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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 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.