Parking at 1250 W Congress Pkwy
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Parking at this address

1250 W Congress Pkwy

Ward 34, cleaning section 7 · 79,032 parking tickets were written across 150 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29 · Wednesday, October 21 · Thursday, October 22 · Friday, November 13. 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
1341 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk) · 812 S Racine Ave (6 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Taylor St alone took 1,000 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,523 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1100 W Taylor St — 1,000, 8 min walk S
  • 800 S Loomis St — 762, 8 min walk SW
  • 700 S Loomis St — 737, 5 min walk SW
  • 900 S Loomis St — 608, 9 min walk SW
  • 900 W Van Buren St — 596, 8 min walk E
Permit zones28,677 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 W Vernon Park Pl — 1,281, 5 min walk SE
  • 1400 W Monroe St — 1,184, 9 min walk NW
  • 1000 W Polk St — 1,046, 7 min walk SE
  • 800 S Miller St — 1,001, 8 min walk SE
  • 1200 W Van Buren St — 997, 2 min walk N
Plate checks8,720 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1000 W Van Buren St — 727, 6 min walk E
  • 1100 W Monroe St — 531, 7 min walk N
  • 1000 W Adams St — 522, 7 min walk NE
  • 1300 W Van Buren St — 511, 3 min walk NW
  • 100 S Laflin St — 509, 9 min walk NW
Posted restrictions2,938 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 900 W Adams St — 792, 9 min walk NE
  • 900 S Racine Ave — 459, 8 min walk S
  • 1300 W Adams St — 341, 6 min walk NW
  • 1500 W Congress Pkwy — 216, 8 min walk W
  • 1000 W Tilden St — 210, 5 min walk E
Metered blocks31,400 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1400 W Taylor St — 7,150, 10 min walk SW
  • 1300 W Taylor St — 5,099, 9 min walk S
  • 1000 W Madison St — 3,900, 9 min walk N
  • 1000 W Taylor St — 3,221, 9 min walk SE
  • 1100 W Madison St — 2,647, 9 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 34, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu
Nov13Fri
Nov16Mon

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 28.
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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.