Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 1

Parking at 2550 N California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 51,923 parking tickets written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, September 16

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

2716 W Logan Blvd (2 min walk) · 2755 N California Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 14. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2550 N California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3100 W Schubert Ave alone took 473 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,535 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

3100 W Schubert Ave — 473 tickets, 10 min walk W
2400 N Albany Ave — 427 tickets, 9 min walk W
3000 W Schubert Ave — 356 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Permit zones11,669 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

2400 N Richmond St — 856 tickets, 5 min walk SW
2700 W Belden Ave — 785 tickets, 8 min walk S
2800 W Belden Ave — 524 tickets, 7 min walk S

Plate checks4,677 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

2300 N Rockwell St — 358 tickets, 8 min walk SE
2500 W Fullerton Ave — 344 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3000 W Logan Blvd — 323 tickets, 7 min walk W

Posted restrictions544 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

2500 W Diversey Ave — 286 tickets, 7 min walk NE
2400 W Diversey Avenue — 197 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2600 W Diversey Ave — 61 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Metered blocks24,366 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

2300 N Milwaukee Ave — 7,972 tickets, 7 min walk S
2400 N Milwaukee Ave — 3,764 tickets, 6 min walk SW
2300 N California Ave — 2,375 tickets, 7 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 2 min walk E
2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
2638 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SE

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 5 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 1, section 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.