Parking at 2050 N California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 54,968 parking tickets written across 154 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 102
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
2638 W Fullerton Ave (9 min walk) · 3134 W Armitage Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2050 N California 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 cleaning12,756 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W Palmer Blvd — 546 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2000 N Campbell Ave — 408 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 2700 W Francis Pl — 368 tickets, 2 min walk E
Permit zones9,247 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Belden Ave — 785 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 2400 W Homer St — 657 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 1900 N Humboldt Blvd — 632 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Plate checks5,827 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 N Rockwell St — 358 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2500 W Cortland St — 301 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2200 N Rockwell St — 292 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks26,960 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2300 N Milwaukee Ave — 7,972 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 2400 N Milwaukee Ave — 3,764 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 2300 N California Ave — 2,375 tickets, 6 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2638 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
- 3134 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- Zone 102 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.