Chicago parking by block · North Center · Ward 32

Parking at 2150 W Barry Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2100–2199 W Barry Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,927 parking tickets written across 128 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
2816 N Damen Ave (8 min walk) · 1966 W Diversey Pkwy (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 6. 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
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 2150 W Barry Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 N Clybourn Ave alone took 419 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,870 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks74 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks7,562 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,756 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks2,467 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2816 N Damen Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 1966 W Diversey Pkwy — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 2344 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk SW

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 32, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.