Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 43

Parking at 2050 N Lincoln Park

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N Lincoln Park. Everything here is from City records — 53,848 parking tickets written across 106 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1817 N Clark St (6 min walk) · 220 W Fullerton Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 43, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 2050 N Lincoln Park

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 N North Park Ave alone took 650 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,789 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,070 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks9,539 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,990 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks22,657 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement3,614 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1817 N Clark St — speed camera, 6 min walk S
  • 220 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 2359 N Clark St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 2406 N Clark St — red-light camera, 10 min walk NW

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 43, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.