Parking at 950 S Central
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 900–999 S Central. Everything here is from City records — 4,891 parking tickets written across 37 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 29, section 3. 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 950 S Central
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Congress Pkwy alone took 446 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
- 5500 W Congress Pkwy — 446 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 1100 S Mayfield Ave — 166 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 5900 W Arthington St — 160 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 5500 W Van Buren St — 317 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5900 W Fillmore St — 179 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 1000 S Mayfield Ave — 175 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 1100 S Monitor Ave — 135 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 900 S Menard — 94 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 1000 S Mason Ave — 299 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 300 S Lotus — 204 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 5800 W Arthington St — 179 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 1100 S Mason — 833 tickets, 10 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 515 S Central Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk N
- 506 S Central Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk N
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 29, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.