Chicago parking by address · South Lawndale · Ward 24

Parking at 2850 S California Blvd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 S California Blvd. Everything here is from City records — 26,484 parking tickets written across 41 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch near 2850 S California Blvd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 S Sacramento Ave alone took 196 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning327 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2500 S Sacramento Ave — 196 tickets, 10 min walk NW
  • 2500 S Rockwell St — 79 tickets, 10 min walk NE
  • 3000 W 26th St — 52 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Permit zones1,727 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2900 W 25th St — 675 tickets, 9 min walk NW
  • 2600 W 25th St — 436 tickets, 8 min walk NE
  • 2700 S Troy St — 263 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks3,191 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2800 W 25th St — 1,700 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 2700 W 25th St — 403 tickets, 9 min walk N
  • 2500 S Washtenaw Ave — 233 tickets, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions64 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 2600 S Washtenaw Ave — 64 tickets, 5 min walk NE
Metered blocks20,990 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925 tickets, 1 min walk N
  • 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648 tickets, 5 min walk N
  • 2500 S California Blvd — 3,094 tickets, 8 min walk N

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 24, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.