Chicago parking by block · Mckinley Park · Ward 12

Parking at 2350 W 36th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2300–2399 W 36th St. Everything here is from City records — 7,900 parking tickets written across 89 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 279
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
3624 S Western Ave (1 min walk) · 3517 S Western Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 12, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 2350 W 36th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 37th St alone took 259 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,885 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,755 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,164 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions485 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks172 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3624 S Western Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk S
  • 3517 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
  • 3452 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 279 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 12, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.