Chicago parking by block · Near South Side · Ward 34

Parking at 50 W Roosevelt Rd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 W Roosevelt Rd. Everything here is from City records — 143,959 parking tickets written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
644 Roosevelt Rd (9 min walk) · 630 S State St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, 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
Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 50 W Roosevelt Rd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S State St alone took 844 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,003 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones11,588 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,387 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions7,914 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks119,518 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.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 644 Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 630 S State St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 629 S State St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 1215 S Canal St — red-light camera, 10 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 4 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 34, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.