Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 36

Parking at 2550 W Walton St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2500–2599 W Walton St. Everything here is from City records — 44,847 parking tickets written across 138 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, October 19
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2409 W Chicago Ave (5 min walk) · 799 N Western Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 2550 W Walton St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Mozart St alone took 484 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning16,531 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,061 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,563 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,648 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks11,890 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2409 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 799 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 2329 W Division St — speed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 1226 S Western Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 1229 N Western Ave — speed camera, 8 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 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 36, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.