Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 33

Parking at 2850 W Melrose St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W Melrose St. Everything here is from City records — 10,569 parking tickets written across 108 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3141 N Kedzie Ave (9 min walk) · 3202 N Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 2850 W Melrose St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 N Troy St alone took 256 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,207 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones525 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,595 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions731 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks41 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3141 N Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 3202 N Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 3201 W Belmont — red-light 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 3 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.
Protect this address →Printable one-pagerCheck another addressAll Avondale blocks

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 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.