Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 24
Parking at 2650 W 17th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 W 17th. Everything here is from City records — 28,241 parking tickets written across 80 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
2900 W Ogden Ave (8 min walk) · 2108 S Western Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2650 W 17th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 18th St alone took 1,310 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,983 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 W 18th St — 1,310 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2300 W 18th St — 1,239 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1800 S California Ave — 358 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Permit zones7,214 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2800 W 21st Pl — 1,331 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2700 W 15th Pl — 1,229 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2100 S Fairfield Ave — 804 tickets, 8 min walk S
Plate checks4,497 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 21st Pl — 677 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 2600 W 21st Pl — 620 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2100 S Washtenaw Ave — 350 tickets, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions6,179 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2700 W Ogden Ave — 3,363 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 1500 S Washtenaw Ave — 912 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780 tickets, 5 min walk N
Metered blocks4,812 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 W Cermak Rd — 3,573 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2600 W Cermak Rd — 993 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 2100 S California Ave — 246 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Other enforcement157 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1900 S California Ave — 157 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk W
- 2108 S Western Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk SE
- 2115 S Western Ave — speed camera, 10 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 3 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.
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 24, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.