Parking at 2850 W 85th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W 85th St. Everything here is from City records — 2,866 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 18, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 2850 W 85th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 84th Pl alone took 186 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
- 3200 W 84th Pl — 186 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 2800 W 84th Pl — 130 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 3100 W 84th Pl — 123 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 2800 W 83rd Pl — 124 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 8100 S Talman Ave — 114 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 2800 W 85th St — 96 tickets, 1 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.
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 18, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.