Chicago parking by block · Fuller Park · Ward 20
Parking at 4250 S Shields
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 S Shields. Everything here is from City records — 6,466 parking tickets written across 86 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?
1
655 W. Root St. (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4250 S Shields
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 500 W 44th St alone took 227 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,054 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 500 W 44th St — 227 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 500 W 45th St — 186 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 600 W 44th St — 127 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Plate checks4,540 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 300 W 42nd Pl — 333 tickets, 1 min walk NE
- 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 600 W 43rd Pl — 215 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions299 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 S State St — 211 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 700 W Root St — 88 tickets, 9 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 655 W. Root St. — speed camera, 8 min walk W
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.
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 20, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.