Parking at 2650 E 97th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 E 97th. Everything here is from City records — 1,961 parking tickets written across 69 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 7, section 19. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 2650 E 97th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 9300 S Essex Ave alone took 65 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 9300 S Essex Ave — 65 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 9500 S Commercial Ave — 63 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 9800 S Exchange Ave — 60 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 9600 S Escanaba Ave — 105 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 9300 S Marquette Ave — 73 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 9300 S Saginaw Ave — 62 tickets, 9 min walk N
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
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 7, section 19. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.