Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 31

Parking at 2850 N Hamlin Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Hamlin Ave. Everything here is from City records — 39,546 parking tickets written across 124 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
3911 W Diversey Ave (4 min walk) · 2810 N Pulaski Rd (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 2850 N Hamlin Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Diversey Ave alone took 558 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,553 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones10,774 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,458 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,811 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks9,845 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3911 W Diversey Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
  • 2810 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk W
  • 2711 N Pulaski — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 4011 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
  • 3809 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 3810 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N

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 31, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.