Chicago parking by block · Logan Square · Ward 35

Parking at 2850 N Western Avenue

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Western Avenue. Everything here is from City records — 13,875 parking tickets written across 104 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2344 W Diversey Ave (1 min walk) · 2743 N Western Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 35, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 2850 N Western Avenue

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 N Clybourn Ave alone took 419 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,833 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,552 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks74 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,149 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions714 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks314 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement50 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2344 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
  • 2743 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk S
  • 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
  • 2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 10 min walk SW
  • 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W

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 5 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 35, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.