Parking at 12250 S Emerald Ave
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Parking at this address

12250 S Emerald Ave

Ward 21, cleaning section 11 · 3,444 parking tickets were written across 75 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?
1
768 W 119th St (10 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 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning553 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 12000 S Eggleston Ave — 115, 9 min walk NE
  • 12100 S Lowe Ave — 77, 4 min walk NE
  • 12100 S Wallace St — 70, 5 min walk NE
  • 12200 S Green St — 58, 2 min walk W
  • 12200 S Carpenter St — 55, 7 min walk W
Permit zones135 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 12300 S Normal Ave — 135, 7 min walk E
Plate checks2,091 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 12200 S May St — 103, 10 min walk W
  • 11900 S Wallace St — 98, 9 min walk NE
  • 12400 S Lowe Ave — 94, 5 min walk SE
  • 12300 S Union Ave — 94, 3 min walk SE
  • 12200 S Stewart Ave — 87, 9 min walk E

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
1 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.