Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 36

Parking at 2350 W Rice St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2300–2399 W Rice St. Everything here is from City records — 43,443 parking tickets written across 146 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
799 N Western Ave (2 min walk) · 2409 W Chicago Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 2350 W Rice St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 900 N Washtenaw Ave alone took 432 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,891 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,069 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks9,259 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,593 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks11,467 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 799 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 2409 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 2329 W Division St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 1226 S Western Ave — speed camera, 10 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 4 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 36, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.