Parking at 250 W 16th
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Parking at this address

250 W 16th

Ward 3, cleaning section 1 · 114,508 parking tickets were written across 100 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?
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

permit zones is the thing to watch around here: 1300 S Michigan Ave alone took 2,351 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Permit zones22,534 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1300 S Michigan Ave — 2,351, 7 min walk N
  • 100 E 21st St — 1,360, 8 min walk S
  • 100 E 18th St — 1,346, 4 min walk SW
  • 2000 S Prairie Ave — 1,175, 8 min walk S
  • 100 E Cullerton St — 1,136, 7 min walk S
Plate checks4,694 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1500 S Wabash Ave — 1,716, 4 min walk W
  • 1400 S State St — 1,110, 6 min walk W
  • 1500 S State St — 764, 6 min walk W
  • 1300 S State St — 733, 9 min walk NW
  • 1600 S Dearborn St — 126, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions2,937 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 0 E 14th St — 1,032, 7 min walk NW
  • 100 E 13th St — 611, 8 min walk N
  • 100 E 16th St — 454, 1 min walk W
  • 1600 S Lake Shore Dr — 328, 5 min walk E
  • 2100 S Prairie Ave — 139, 9 min walk S
Metered blocks84,041 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1400 S Michigan Ave — 8,623, 5 min walk NW
  • 1300 S Wabash Ave — 7,106, 8 min walk NW
  • 1400 S Wabash Ave — 6,181, 6 min walk NW
  • 0 E 13th St — 5,743, 9 min walk NW
  • 1600 S Michigan Ave — 5,023, 3 min walk SW

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
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.