Chicago parking by block · Belmont Cragin · Ward 30

Parking at 2650 N Monitor Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 N Monitor Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,379 parking tickets written across 136 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5948 W Diversey Ave (5 min walk) · 6003 W Diversey Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, 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 2650 N Monitor Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Diversey Ave alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,290 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,516 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,273 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,977 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement195 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5948 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 6003 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 2806 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 5564 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 2410 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 5550 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SE

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 30, section 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.