Chicago parking by address · Lake View · Ward 44

Parking at 2850 N Orchard St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Orchard St. Everything here is from City records — 173,454 parking tickets written across 139 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?
None
None within a 10-minute 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 Orchard St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 400 W Deming Pl alone took 1,062 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,520 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 400 W Deming Pl — 1,062 tickets, 9 min walk SE
  • 2600 N Orchard St — 771 tickets, 5 min walk S
  • 2400 N Orchard St — 731 tickets, 10 min walk S
Permit zones14,093 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2900 N Mildred Ave — 1,050 tickets, 5 min walk W
  • 600 W Melrose St — 977 tickets, 9 min walk N
  • 800 W Wellington Ave — 934 tickets, 4 min walk NW
Plate checks7,896 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2600 N Burling St — 808 tickets, 7 min walk S
  • 700 W Briar Pl — 763 tickets, 7 min walk N
  • 800 W Lill Ave — 751 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Posted restrictions13,487 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3200 N Halsted St — 5,704 tickets, 10 min walk N
  • 500 W Belmont Ave — 1,883 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 2900 N Pine Grove Ave — 837 tickets, 5 min walk E
Metered blocks126,421 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2600 N Halsted St — 6,328 tickets, 6 min walk S
  • 2500 N Clark St — 5,257 tickets, 10 min walk SE
  • 2800 N Broadway St — 5,027 tickets, 2 min walk SE

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.
  • 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.