Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 2150 W Argyle St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2100–2199 W Argyle St. Everything here is from City records — 36,720 parking tickets written across 136 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5059 N Damen Ave (5 min walk) · 2350 W Foster Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 10. 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 W Argyle St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1900 W Winona St alone took 329 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,658 tickets

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

1900 W Winona St — 329 tickets, 6 min walk NE
2500 W Argyle St — 301 tickets, 9 min walk W
5000 N Wolcott Ave — 275 tickets, 8 min walk E

Permit zones4,589 tickets

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

4800 N Wolcott Ave — 548 tickets, 8 min walk SE
1900 W Leland Ave — 441 tickets, 9 min walk SE
4900 N Winchester Ave — 353 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks3,888 tickets

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

5000 N Winchester Ave — 440 tickets, 6 min walk E
2100 W Giddings St — 229 tickets, 6 min walk S
4600 N Seeley Ave — 227 tickets, 10 min walk S

Posted restrictions564 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

4700 N Wolcott Ave — 194 tickets, 10 min walk SE
2400 W Foster Ave — 190 tickets, 9 min walk NW
4700 N Oakley Ave — 101 tickets, 6 min walk SW

Metered blocks19,774 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4700 N Lincoln Ave — 5,488 tickets, 9 min walk SW
2300 W Lawrence Ave — 2,796 tickets, 7 min walk SW
2300 W Leland Ave — 1,814 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Other enforcement49 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

2100 W Foster Ave — 49 tickets, 5 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5059 N Damen Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
2350 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
4804 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
5206 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 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 5 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 40, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.