Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 2250 W Carmen Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W Carmen Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,866 parking tickets written across 127 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?
5
2350 W Foster Ave (4 min walk) · 5206 N Western Ave (5 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.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
17
Tue
Nov
18
Wed

Streets to watch near 2250 W Carmen Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1900 W Winona St alone took 329 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,588 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,929 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,637 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions641 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks7,818 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement49 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2350 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NW
  • 5206 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 5059 N Damen Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
  • 4804 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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.