Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 32

Parking at 2450 N N Branch Chicago River

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2400–2499 N N Branch Chicago River. Everything here is from City records — 10,524 parking tickets written across 82 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2446 N Damen Ave (3 min walk) · 2448 Clybourn Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 2450 N N Branch Chicago River

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 W Webster Ave alone took 321 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,013 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks74 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,162 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions465 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks549 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2446 N Damen Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk W
  • 2448 Clybourn Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 2011 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 2432 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk E
  • 2404 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk E
  • 2443 N Ashland — speed 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 32, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.