Chicago parking by block · Ward 19
Parking at 8950 S Western
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 8900–8999 S Western. Everything here is from City records — 120 parking tickets written across 9 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 19, 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
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu
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.
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 19, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.