Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 32

Parking at 1850 N Besly

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 N Besly. Everything here is from City records — 29,066 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, November 2

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

1891 N Ashland Ave (1 min walk) · 1613 W Cortland St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 20. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 1850 N Besly

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Ashland Ave alone took 431 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,128 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

1500 N Ashland Ave — 431 tickets, 7 min walk S
2000 N Racine Ave — 422 tickets, 10 min walk NE
1600 W Le Moyne St — 362 tickets, 9 min walk S

Permit zones3,215 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

1500 N Bosworth Ave — 619 tickets, 8 min walk S
1600 N Bosworth Ave — 595 tickets, 5 min walk S
1600 W Pierce Ave — 477 tickets, 8 min walk S

Plate checks6,074 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

1600 N Marshfield Ave — 449 tickets, 6 min walk SW
1700 N Paulina St — 385 tickets, 5 min walk SW
1600 N Paulina St — 309 tickets, 6 min walk SW

Posted restrictions1,237 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

1400 N Cleaver St — 554 tickets, 10 min walk S
1500 N Greenview Ave — 429 tickets, 7 min walk S
1800 W Armitage Ave — 254 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Metered blocks15,083 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

1800 W North Ave — 4,242 tickets, 10 min walk SW
1700 W North Ave — 2,644 tickets, 9 min walk SW
1600 W North Ave — 1,914 tickets, 7 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1891 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk W
1613 W Cortland St — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
1638 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk S
1635 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk S

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 cameras nearby.
Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.

The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.

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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 32, section 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.