Chicago parking by block · Lake View · Ward 44

Parking at 2850 N Commonwealth Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Commonwealth Ave. Everything here is from City records — 102,803 parking tickets written across 86 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 383
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
373 W Belmont Ave (9 min walk) · 3210 N Lake Shore Dr (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 44, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
7
Tue
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
7
Tue
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
3
Tue
Nov
4
Wed

Streets to watch near 2850 N Commonwealth Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 400 W Deming Pl alone took 1,062 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,180 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,090 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,148 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions8,389 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks76,915 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 373 W Belmont Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
  • 3210 N Lake Shore Dr — red-light camera, 9 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 383 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 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 44, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.