Chicago parking by block · South Lawndale · Ward 24
Parking at 2850 S Sacramento
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 S Sacramento. Everything here is from City records — 36,448 parking tickets written across 70 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?
5
2718 S Kedzie Ave (6 min walk) · 3190 W 31st St (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2850 S Sacramento
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 27th St alone took 360 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,551 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3200 W 27th St — 360 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2400 S Albany Ave — 311 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2700 S Spaulding Ave — 300 tickets, 8 min walk W
Permit zones3,235 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2900 W 25th St — 675 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2500 S Sawyer Ave — 597 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 2500 S Troy St — 397 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Plate checks3,961 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2800 W 25th St — 1,700 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2500 S Albany Ave — 278 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 2400 S Sacramento Ave — 276 tickets, 10 min walk N
Posted restrictions1,616 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3100 W 25th St — 330 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 3300 W 28th St — 268 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 2600 S Kedzie Avenue — 238 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks25,815 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 2500 S California Blvd — 3,094 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2718 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
- 3190 W 31st St — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
- 3084 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
- 2609 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
- 2552 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
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.
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.