Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 36

Parking at 2150 N Merrimac Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2100–2199 N Merrimac Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,964 parking tickets written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, September 16

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6247 W Fullerton Ave (5 min walk) · 6250 W Fullerton Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2150 N Merrimac Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6000 W Fullerton Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,542 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

6000 W Fullerton Ave — 258 tickets, 7 min walk NE
6200 W Fullerton — 254 tickets, 5 min walk N
2100 N Natchez Ave — 250 tickets, 6 min walk W

Permit zones3,889 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

2400 N Meade Ave — 630 tickets, 7 min walk NE
2300 N Moody Ave — 505 tickets, 5 min walk NE
2100 N Marmora Ave — 363 tickets, 9 min walk E

Plate checks2,958 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

2100 N Mcvicker Ave — 417 tickets, 5 min walk E
2200 N Marmora Ave — 299 tickets, 9 min walk E
5800 W Dickens Ave — 266 tickets, 10 min walk E

Posted restrictions1,094 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

1800 N Austin Ave — 187 tickets, 10 min walk SE
2200 N Mason Ave — 166 tickets, 8 min walk E
6000 W Belden Ave — 159 tickets, 5 min walk NE

Other enforcement260 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

2300 N Austin Ave — 92 tickets, 7 min walk NE
6400 W Fullerton — 85 tickets, 7 min walk NW
2200 N Austin Ave — 83 tickets, 6 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6247 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk N
6250 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk N
6384 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
6401 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 7 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 36, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.