Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 40

Parking at 2350 W Farwell Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2300–2399 W Farwell Ave. Everything here is from City records — 17,426 parking tickets written across 120 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
7131 N Western Ave (8 min walk) · 6523 N Western Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 2350 W Farwell Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1900 W Morse Ave alone took 380 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,885 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,954 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,724 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,059 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,409 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement124 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 7131 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 6523 N Western Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk S
  • 7204 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N

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 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 40, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.