Chicago parking by block · Near South Side · Ward 3

Parking at 50 W 14th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 W 14th St. Everything here is from City records — 91,424 parking tickets written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1674
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 50 W 14th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S State St alone took 844 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,003 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,970 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,346 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,731 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks67,831 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement177 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1674 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 3, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.