Parking at 2950 W 74th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W 74th St. Everything here is from City records — 6,917 parking tickets written across 74 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3182 W 71st St (9 min walk) · 7070 S Kedzie Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W 74th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 7200 S Mozart St alone took 85 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning168 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 7200 S Mozart St — 85 tickets, 5 min walk NE
- 3100 W 72nd St — 83 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Permit zones864 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 7100 S Sawyer Ave — 300 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 7200 S Troy St — 264 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 7100 S Sacramento Ave — 152 tickets, 7 min walk N
City sticker checks150 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 7100 S Albany Ave — 98 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 7300 S Whipple St — 52 tickets, 2 min walk NW
Plate checks5,107 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 7200 S Talman Ave — 223 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 7100 S Washtenaw Ave — 202 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 7100 S Francisco Ave — 197 tickets, 7 min walk N
Posted restrictions309 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 7000 S California Ave — 309 tickets, 10 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3182 W 71st St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
- 7070 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk NW
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.
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.