Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 35

Parking at 2850 W Wellington Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 W Wellington Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,837 parking tickets written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
2782 W Diversey Ave (5 min walk) · 2811 W Diversey Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 35, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 2850 W Wellington Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Schubert Ave alone took 356 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,612 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,520 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,887 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,149 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks272 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S

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.
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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 35, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.