Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 26

Parking at 1950 N Spaulding Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 N Spaulding Ave. Everything here is from City records — 41,250 parking tickets written across 136 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1917
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
2010 N Kedzie Ave (4 min walk) · 3134 W Armitage Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 1950 N Spaulding Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Palmer Blvd alone took 546 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning17,183 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,530 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,528 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,438 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks9,571 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2010 N Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 3134 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 3409 W North Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
  • 2223 N Kedzie Blvd — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 1569 N Homan Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1917 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 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 26, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.