Parking at 250 S Damen
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250 S Damen

Ward 27, cleaning section 5 · 43,252 parking tickets were written across 132 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 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
2360 W Van Buren St (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2000 W Washington Blvd alone took 212 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning872 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2000 W Washington Blvd — 212, 8 min walk N
  • 2100 W Washington Blvd — 173, 8 min walk NW
  • 100 S Bell Ave — 160, 7 min walk W
  • 1700 W Jackson Blvd — 136, 7 min walk E
  • 600 S Oakley Blvd — 118, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones4,609 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1600 W Adams St — 1,253, 9 min walk E
  • 2100 W Polk St — 559, 9 min walk S
  • 2000 W Polk St — 521, 9 min walk S
  • 2000 W Warren Blvd — 488, 6 min walk N
  • 0 N Paulina St — 382, 10 min walk NE
Plate checks10,872 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2000 W Adams St — 410, 3 min walk NW
  • 300 S Western Ave — 391, 10 min walk W
  • 2200 W Warren Blvd — 370, 9 min walk NW
  • 100 S Wood St — 369, 6 min walk NE
  • 2100 W Gladys — 363, 4 min walk W
Posted restrictions4,447 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1600 W Congress Pkwy — 1,236, 10 min walk E
  • 1700 W Congress Pkwy — 987, 7 min walk SE
  • 2000 W Ogden Ave — 839, 10 min walk S
  • 1600 W Jackson Blvd — 492, 9 min walk E
  • 2100 W Madison St — 393, 6 min walk NW
Metered blocks21,310 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1900 W Ogden Ave — 7,468, 6 min walk S
  • 1900 W Congress Pkwy — 2,909, 4 min walk S
  • 1800 W Harrison St — 2,398, 7 min walk SE
  • 600 S Wood St — 2,146, 8 min walk SE
  • 1800 W Congress Pkwy — 2,085, 5 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May11Mon
May12Tue
Jun9Tue
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Jul10Fri
Aug6Thu
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Sep3Thu
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Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon
Nov2Mon
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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
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.