Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 1

Parking at 2550 W Altgeld St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 W Altgeld St. Everything here is from City records — 46,269 parking tickets written across 137 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?
Zone 96
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
6
2638 W Fullerton Ave (3 min walk) · 2404 N Western 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.

May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 2550 W Altgeld St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 N Washtenaw Ave alone took 351 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,245 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,437 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,512 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions602 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks23,194 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement221 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2638 W Fullerton Avespeed camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 2404 N Western Avered-light camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 2716 W Logan Blvdspeed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 2343 N Western Avered-light camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 2743 N Western Avered-light camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 2344 W Diversey Avered-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 96 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 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.