Chicago parking by block · Bridgeport · Ward 11

Parking at 2850 S Union Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 S Union Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,241 parking tickets written across 127 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
2928 S Halsted St (4 min walk) · 2740 S Archer Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 11, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 2850 S Union Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 W 31st St alone took 569 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,468 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,502 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,374 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions540 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks3,863 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2928 S Halsted St — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 2740 S Archer Ave — speed 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 2 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 11, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.