Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 37

Parking at 2050 N Long Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N Long Ave. Everything here is from City records — 19,246 parking tickets written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
5440 W Grand Ave (2 min walk) · 5509 W Fullerton Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 1. 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
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 2050 N Long Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5300 W Fullerton Ave alone took 412 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,362 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,674 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,821 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,090 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk NW
  • 5509 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk N
  • 5446 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk N

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 3 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 37, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.