Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 1

Parking at 2550 N Washtenaw Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 N Washtenaw Ave. Everything here is from City records — 45,790 parking tickets written across 143 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 102
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
2716 W Logan Blvd (1 min walk) · 2755 N California Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 2550 N Washtenaw Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Schubert Ave alone took 356 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,478 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones10,298 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,821 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions544 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks20,471 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement50 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 1 min walk W
  • 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 2638 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk S
  • 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 2743 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 102 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 1, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.