Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 36
Parking at 2050 N Leamington Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N Leamington Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,582 parking tickets written across 120 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5440 W Grand Ave (8 min walk) · 2379 N Laramie Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2050 N Leamington Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 N Laramie Avenue alone took 517 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning7,227 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 N Laramie Avenue — 517 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5300 W Fullerton Ave — 412 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 2300 N Latrobe Ave — 286 tickets, 8 min walk N
Permit zones3,096 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 N Lamon Ave — 704 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 4900 W Belden Ave — 453 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 4800 W Cortland St — 452 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Plate checks5,140 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5100 W Montana St — 355 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 2300 N Lamon Ave — 263 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Posted restrictions5,303 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 W Palmer St — 421 tickets, 4 min walk N
- 2100 N Lockwood Ave — 369 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 5300 W Belden Ave — 349 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks2,588 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4800 W Armitage Avenue — 846 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 5000 W Fullerton — 725 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 5100 W Fullerton Ave — 629 tickets, 9 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk W
- 2379 N Laramie Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk N
- 4807 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
- 5050 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
- 5152 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
- 1949 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
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 6 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 36, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.