Parking at 12050 S Emerald Ave
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Parking at this address

12050 S Emerald Ave

Ward 21, cleaning section 11 · 3,669 parking tickets were written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
2
768 W 119th St (5 min walk) · 11884 S Halsted St (5 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 12000 S Eggleston Ave alone took 115 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning836 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 12000 S Eggleston Ave — 115, 8 min walk E
  • 11900 S Stewart Ave — 112, 10 min walk E
  • 11800 S Sangamon St — 88, 7 min walk NW
  • 12000 S Stewart Ave — 83, 9 min walk E
  • 12100 S Lowe Ave — 77, 4 min walk SE
Permit zones135 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 12300 S Normal Ave — 135, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks1,854 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 11700 S Peoria St — 100, 9 min walk NW
  • 11900 S Wallace St — 98, 5 min walk NE
  • 12400 S Lowe Ave — 94, 10 min walk S
  • 12300 S Union Ave — 94, 7 min walk S
  • 11900 S Union Ave — 85, 4 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 21, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Aug24Mon
Aug25Tue
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.