Parking at 9950 S Emerald Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 9900–9999 S Emerald Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,519 parking tickets written across 112 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 21, section 12. 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 9950 S Emerald Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9700 S Lowe Ave alone took 104 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
- 9700 S Lowe Ave — 104 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 10200 S Sangamon St — 82 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 9900 S Carpenter St — 71 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 9600 S Wallace St — 63 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 9900 S Wallace St — 169 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 10100 S Emerald Ave — 138 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 9900 S Parnell Ave — 136 tickets, 5 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 9901 S Halsted St — red-light camera, 2 min walk NW
- 813 W 99th St — red-light camera, 2 min walk NW
- 851 W 103rd St — speed camera, 9 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 3 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 21, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.