Chicago parking by block · Hermosa · Ward 31

Parking at 2850 N Kilbourn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Kilbourn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,386 parking tickets written across 124 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1131
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
4424 W Diversey Ave (2 min walk) · 4776 W Diversey Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 2850 N Kilbourn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4400 W Wrightwood Ave alone took 396 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,535 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,799 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,719 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,677 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,386 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4424 W Diversey Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 4776 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
  • 2785 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
  • 4620 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1131 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 31, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.