Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 26

Parking at 2250 N Laramie Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 N Laramie Ave. Everything here is from City records — 28,535 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2379 N Laramie Ave (4 min walk) · 5152 W Fullerton Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 1. 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
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 2250 N Laramie Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 N Laramie Ave alone took 568 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,982 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,779 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,435 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,546 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,666 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2379 N Laramie Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 5152 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 5050 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NE
  • 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 5446 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 5509 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 9 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 6 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 26, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.