Parking at 2550 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 N Milwaukee Ave. Everything here is from City records — 72,100 parking tickets written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2783 N Kimball Ave (8 min walk) · 3401 W Diversey Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2550 N Milwaukee Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 N Kimball Ave alone took 916 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.
Street cleaning13,878 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2600 N Kimball Ave — 916 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 2700 N Kimball Ave — 655 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 3200 W Altgeld St — 616 tickets, 3 min walk SW
Permit zones16,594 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2600 N Emmett St — 1,244 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 2700 N Sawyer Ave — 1,199 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2600 N Sawyer Ave — 1,147 tickets, 4 min walk NW
Plate checks5,368 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 N Spaulding Ave — 465 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2900 N Sawyer Ave — 407 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2300 N Sawyer Ave — 385 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,032 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2300 N Kimball Ave — 418 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2800 N Kedzie Ave — 383 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 2900 N Kedzie Ave — 231 tickets, 9 min walk N
Metered blocks35,174 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2400 N Milwaukee Ave — 3,764 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 2700 N Milwaukee Ave — 2,907 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 3200 W Fullerton Ave — 2,575 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2783 N Kimball Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 3401 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
- 2223 N Kedzie Blvd — speed camera, 9 min walk S
- 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk NE
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.