Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 32

Parking at 2650 N Racine Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 N Racine Ave. Everything here is from City records — 62,468 parking tickets written across 141 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 143
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, 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
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed

Streets to watch near 2650 N Racine Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W Wolfram St alone took 595 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning13,773 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,935 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,827 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions376 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks33,516 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 143 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 32, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.