Parking at 850 S Kostner
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 S Kostner. Everything here is from City records — 8,242 parking tickets written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 24, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 850 S Kostner
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 W Van Buren St alone took 351 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 4100 W Van Buren St — 351 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 4200 W Gladys — 332 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 1200 S Kolin Ave — 285 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 4300 W Flournoy St — 250 tickets, 3 min walk NE
- 4300 W Lexington St — 235 tickets, 2 min walk NE
- 700 S Kenneth Ave — 257 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 300 S Kilbourn — 173 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 4300 W Gladys Ave — 172 tickets, 8 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4401 W Roosevelt Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk S
- 1215 S Kostner Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk S
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 2 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.
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 24, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.