Chicago parking by block · West Town

Parking at 2850 W Walton St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W Walton St. Everything here is from City records — 29,354 parking tickets written across 105 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?
Zone 658
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
2980 W Chicago Ave (6 min walk) · 771 N Sacramento Blvd (6 min walk)

Streets to watch near 2850 W Walton St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Sacramento Blvd alone took 607 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,355 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,536 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,925 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions826 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks6,315 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement182 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2980 W Chicago Avered-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 771 N Sacramento Blvdred-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 1111 N Humboldt Blvdspeed camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 3100 W Augusta Blvdspeed camera, 8 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 658 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.