Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 31

Parking at 2450 N Leclaire Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2400–2499 N Leclaire Ave. Everything here is from City records — 34,728 parking tickets written across 142 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5050 W Fullerton Ave (1 min walk) · 5152 W Fullerton Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 2450 N Leclaire Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 N Laramie Ave alone took 769 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,743 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,248 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,089 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions7,354 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,294 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5050 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk SE
  • 5152 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
  • 2379 N Laramie Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 4843 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
  • 2622 N. Laramie Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 2408 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk E

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 6 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 31, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.