Parking at 1250 S Prairie
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1250 S Prairie

Ward 3, cleaning section 1 · 113,084 parking tickets were written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Yes
Residential permit zone 1675. A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 S State St alone took 844 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning844 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1200 S State St — 844, 6 min walk W
Permit zones10,205 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1300 S Michigan Ave — 2,351, 3 min walk SW
  • 1400 S Indiana Ave — 1,097, 5 min walk S
  • 1600 S Indiana Ave — 739, 9 min walk S
  • 1300 S Indiana Ave — 736, 3 min walk SW
  • 1600 S Prairie Ave — 645, 9 min walk S
Plate checks4,509 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1500 S Wabash Ave — 1,716, 9 min walk SW
  • 1400 S State St — 1,110, 8 min walk SW
  • 1500 S State St — 764, 10 min walk SW
  • 1300 S State St — 733, 6 min walk W
  • 100 W Roosevelt Rd — 81, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions13,192 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 600 E Solidarity — 3,930, 9 min walk E
  • 500 E Solidarity — 3,345, 9 min walk E
  • 1100 S Wabash Ave — 2,432, 5 min walk NW
  • 0 E 14th St — 1,032, 6 min walk SW
  • 100 E 13th St — 611, 2 min walk SW
Metered blocks83,738 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 700 E Solidarity Dr — 9,326, 9 min walk E
  • 1400 S Michigan Ave — 8,623, 5 min walk SW
  • 1300 S Wabash Ave — 7,106, 5 min walk SW
  • 1400 S Wabash Ave — 6,181, 6 min walk SW
  • 0 E 9th St — 6,004, 7 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 1. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
May15Fri
May18Mon
Jul2Thu
Jul6Mon
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, October 2.
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Permit zone
This block needs a zone permit; we flag the rules so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.