Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 43

Parking at 2050 N Orchard St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 N Orchard St. Everything here is from City records — 89,115 parking tickets written across 139 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?
2
2391 N Halsted St (8 min walk) · 744 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 Orchard St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 N Cleveland Ave alone took 574 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,665 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones13,643 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks56 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks10,356 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,023 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks51,318 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2391 N Halsted St — red-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 744 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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.
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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.