Chicago parking by block · Ashburn · Ward 18

Parking at 8250 S Lawndale

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8200–8299 S Lawndale. Everything here is from City records — 5,887 parking tickets written across 85 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 6

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

None

None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 18, section 12. 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 8250 S Lawndale

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3800 W 83rd St alone took 169 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,332 tickets

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

3800 W 83rd St — 169 tickets, 4 min walk SW
3900 W 83rd St — 137 tickets, 7 min walk W
3600 W 86th St — 128 tickets, 8 min walk S

Permit zones423 tickets

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

3500 W 83rd Pl — 319 tickets, 4 min walk E
3800 W 80th St — 104 tickets, 8 min walk NW

City sticker checks227 tickets

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

3900 W 84th St — 118 tickets, 7 min walk SW
3800 W 85th St — 59 tickets, 8 min walk S
8200 S Christiana Ave — 50 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks3,058 tickets

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

3800 W 84th Pl — 271 tickets, 6 min walk SW
3600 W 84th St — 234 tickets, 3 min walk SE
3600 W 81st St — 190 tickets, 3 min walk N

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 18, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.