Parking at 1250 S California Ave
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Parking at this address

1250 S California Ave

Ward 24, cleaning section 1 · 16,104 parking tickets were written across 81 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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?
3
2917 W Roosevelt Rd (4 min walk) · 2912 W Roosevelt Rd (4 min walk) · 2900 W Ogden Ave (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 S California Ave alone took 310 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,776 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1500 S California Ave — 310, 5 min walk S
  • 1600 S California Ave — 280, 9 min walk S
  • 2400 W Grenshaw St — 215, 10 min walk NE
  • 2800 W Polk St — 187, 9 min walk N
  • 1300 S Troy St — 185, 9 min walk W
Permit zones4,158 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229, 5 min walk S
  • 2600 W 15th St — 738, 7 min walk SE
  • 1300 S Fairfield Ave — 657, 3 min walk SE
  • 1300 S Washtenaw Ave — 481, 3 min walk E
  • 1200 S Fairfield Ave — 457, 2 min walk NE
Plate checks3,650 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1300 S California Ave — 341, 2 min walk S
  • 1100 S Troy St — 288, 10 min walk NW
  • 2700 W 16th St — 256, 8 min walk S
  • 3100 W 15th St — 250, 9 min walk SW
  • 2700 W Polk St — 218, 9 min walk N
Posted restrictions5,964 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363, 4 min walk S
  • 1500 S Washtenaw Ave — 912, 7 min walk S
  • 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780, 5 min walk SE
  • 1100 S Sacramento Blvd — 426, 6 min walk NW
  • 2600 W Ogden Ave — 381, 5 min walk SE
Other enforcement54 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1500 S Sacramento Blvd — 54, 9 min walk SW

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.