Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 1

Parking at 2850 W Diversey

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W Diversey. Everything here is from City records — 28,291 parking tickets written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 96
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
2811 W Diversey Ave (1 min walk) · 2755 N California Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 2850 W Diversey

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3100 W Schubert Ave alone took 473 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,547 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,452 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,836 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions927 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks4,329 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk E
  • 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
  • 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk E
  • 2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 96 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 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 1, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.