Parking at 250 E 45th St
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Parking at this address

250 E 45th St

Ward 3, cleaning section 12 · 21,806 parking tickets were written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 5. 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?
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: 4200 S Michigan Ave alone took 819 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,683 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4200 S Michigan Ave — 819, 7 min walk NW
  • 4700 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr — 461, 7 min walk SE
  • 4100 S Indiana Ave — 461, 8 min walk N
  • 4300 S Michigan Ave — 445, 4 min walk NW
  • 4100 S Michigan Ave — 426, 9 min walk N
Permit zones2,450 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4300 S Prairie Ave — 1,124, 4 min walk N
  • 4300 S Calumet Ave — 547, 4 min walk NE
  • 4200 S Prairie Ave — 455, 6 min walk N
  • 4200 S Calumet Ave — 324, 6 min walk N
Plate checks6,288 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 4700 S Michigan Ave — 318, 7 min walk S
  • 4400 S Calumet Ave — 292, 2 min walk NE
  • 400 E 46th St — 286, 6 min walk SE
  • 4700 S Calumet Ave — 286, 7 min walk S
  • 4400 S Michigan Ave — 266, 3 min walk W
Posted restrictions388 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4200 S State St — 211, 9 min walk NW
  • 4600 S Federal — 112, 9 min walk SW
  • 4700 S State St — 65, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks1,625 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 200 E 47th St — 655, 5 min walk S
  • 100 E 47th St — 588, 6 min walk S
  • 300 E 47th St — 382, 6 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 12. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May1Fri
May4Mon
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

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, September 18.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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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.