Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 31

Parking at 2650 N Lockwood Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 N Lockwood Ave. Everything here is from City records — 35,364 parking tickets written across 142 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2622 N. Laramie Ave (3 min walk) · 5152 W Fullerton Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 2650 N Lockwood Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 N Laramie Ave alone took 769 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,223 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones11,676 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,240 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions5,268 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,912 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2622 N. Laramie Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk E
  • 5152 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE
  • 2379 N Laramie Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
  • 5564 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 5446 W Fullerton Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk SW
  • 2806 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

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 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 31, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.