Chicago parking by block · West Lawn · Ward 13

Parking at 4250 W 59th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 W 59th St. Everything here is from City records — 14,581 parking tickets written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, November 13

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 2281

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

4298 w 59th St (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 13, section 25. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 4250 W 59th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 S Kolin Ave alone took 143 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,535 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5600 S Kolin Ave — 143 tickets, 7 min walk N
6200 S Kolin Ave — 133 tickets, 10 min walk S
5700 S Kenneth Ave — 121 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Permit zones5,732 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4500 W 59th St — 975 tickets, 6 min walk W
5800 S Kolmar — 472 tickets, 7 min walk W
5900 S Kolmar Ave — 426 tickets, 7 min walk W

City sticker checks310 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 4 min walk E
6000 S Kolin Ave — 66 tickets, 4 min walk SW
5800 S Keeler Ave — 55 tickets, 2 min walk E

Plate checks6,189 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5700 S Kildare Ave — 232 tickets, 4 min walk N
6100 S Kildare Ave — 218 tickets, 7 min walk S
6200 S Tripp Ave — 201 tickets, 9 min walk S

Posted restrictions406 tickets

Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.

6200 S Kedvale Ave — 230 tickets, 10 min walk S
4200 W 62nd St — 89 tickets, 8 min walk S
4300 W 62nd St — 47 tickets, 8 min walk S

Metered blocks132 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4400 W 59th St — 132 tickets, 4 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4298 w 59th St — speed camera, 1 min walk W

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 2281 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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 13, section 25. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.