Chicago parking by block · Douglas · Ward 4

Parking at 2950 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Everything here is from City records — 26,596 parking tickets written across 92 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

371 E 31st St (4 min walk) · 3103 S Martin Luther King Dr (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2950 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Indiana Ave alone took 588 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,452 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

2900 S Indiana Ave — 588 tickets, 5 min walk W
3000 S Indiana Ave — 542 tickets, 6 min walk SW
200 E 29th St — 340 tickets, 4 min walk W

Permit zones4,766 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

3100 S Rhodes Ave — 1,164 tickets, 6 min walk SE
400 E 31st Street — 605 tickets, 5 min walk S
2800 S Prairie Ave — 578 tickets, 4 min walk NW

City sticker checks629 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

3000 S Lake Shore Drive — 222 tickets, 9 min walk E
2600 S Lake Shore Drive — 123 tickets, 8 min walk NE
2700 S Lake Shore Drive — 101 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Plate checks7,158 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

2900 S Vernon Ave — 1,403 tickets, 2 min walk E
2800 S Vernon Ave — 570 tickets, 3 min walk NE
2700 S Prairie Ave — 567 tickets, 5 min walk NW

Posted restrictions1,866 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

3000 S Fort Dearborn — 494 tickets, 10 min walk E
300 E 29th St — 342 tickets, 1 min walk NW
2800 S Fort Dearborn — 198 tickets, 8 min walk E

Metered blocks8,394 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

2900 S Fort Dearborn — 5,416 tickets, 9 min walk E
600 E 31st St — 1,264 tickets, 9 min walk SE
0 E 26th St — 817 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Other enforcement58 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

200 E 31st St — 58 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

371 E 31st St — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
3103 S Martin Luther King Dr — red-light camera, 4 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 2 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 4, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.