Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 2650 W Argyle St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2600–2699 W Argyle St. Everything here is from City records — 23,561 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2409 W Lawrence Ave (8 min walk) · 4804 N Western Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 16. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
14
Fri
Aug
17
Mon
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri

Streets to watch near 2650 W Argyle St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 W Argyle St alone took 302 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,448 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,103 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks102 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,164 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,594 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks8,837 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement124 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2409 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 4804 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
  • 5206 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 2350 W Foster Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE

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 4 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 40, section 16. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.