Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 33

Parking at 2850 W Irving Park Rd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W Irving Park Rd. Everything here is from City records — 17,100 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2807 W Irving Park Rd (2 min walk) · 2782 W Irving Park Rd (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
1
Fri
May
4
Mon
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 2850 W Irving Park Rd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 N Kedzie Ave alone took 480 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,816 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,862 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,209 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions99 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks2,063 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2807 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 2 min walk E
  • 2782 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 3 min walk E
  • 2712 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 2705 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk E
  • 2501 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk E

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.
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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 33, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.