Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 32

Parking at 2250 W Wabansia Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2200–2299 W Wabansia Ave. Everything here is from City records — 74,298 parking tickets written across 148 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, October 21

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

1549 N Western Ave (5 min walk) · 2413 W North Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 16. 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 2250 W Wabansia Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2000 W Pierce Ave alone took 706 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,535 tickets

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

2000 W Pierce Ave — 706 tickets, 7 min walk SE
1500 N Claremont Ave — 555 tickets, 5 min walk SW
1500 N Rockwell St — 391 tickets, 10 min walk SW

Permit zones8,699 tickets

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

1600 N Wolcott Ave — 973 tickets, 9 min walk E
1600 N Winchester Ave — 969 tickets, 8 min walk E
2100 W Concord Pl — 763 tickets, 3 min walk SE

Plate checks13,057 tickets

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

1500 N Hoyne Ave — 654 tickets, 6 min walk SE
1600 N Leavitt St — 457 tickets, 2 min walk SE
1500 N Oakley Blvd — 441 tickets, 4 min walk S

Posted restrictions451 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

1900 W Armitage Ave — 280 tickets, 10 min walk NE
2300 W Hirsch St — 93 tickets, 9 min walk S
2200 W Dickens Ave — 78 tickets, 9 min walk N

Metered blocks41,244 tickets

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

1500 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,128 tickets, 8 min walk SE
1900 W North Ave — 4,605 tickets, 9 min walk E
1600 N Damen Ave — 3,261 tickets, 7 min walk E

Other enforcement288 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1800 N Western Ave — 288 tickets, 5 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1549 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk SW
2413 W North Ave — red-light camera, 6 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 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 32, section 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.