Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 36

Parking at 2150 W Ohio St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2100–2199 W Ohio St. Everything here is from City records — 39,016 parking tickets written across 135 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
799 N Western Ave (8 min walk) · 2409 W Chicago Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed

Streets to watch near 2150 W Ohio St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Leavitt St alone took 359 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,541 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,496 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,274 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions804 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks20,281 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 799 N Western Avered-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 2409 W Chicago Avered-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 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 36, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.