Parking at 2850 S Western
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 S Western. Everything here is from City records — 6,268 parking tickets written across 37 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 Western
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W Coulter St alone took 327 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,246 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 W Coulter St — 327 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2400 S Western Ave — 269 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2400 W 25th St — 262 tickets, 9 min walk N
Permit zones670 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2300 W 25th St — 467 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2500 S Claremont Ave — 203 tickets, 8 min walk N
Plate checks141 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3300 S Oakley Ave — 71 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2500 S Western Ave — 70 tickets, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions191 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 2500 W 25th St — 77 tickets, 10 min walk N
- 2600 S Washtenaw Ave — 64 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 2500 S Leavitt St — 50 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Metered blocks3,766 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2900 S California Blvd — 1,943 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 3000 S California Blvd — 1,310 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 2700 W 28th St — 513 tickets, 9 min walk W
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.