Parking at 2950 W Grand Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Grand Ave. Everything here is from City records — 18,764 parking tickets written across 102 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?
4
2980 W Chicago Ave (1 min walk) · 771 N Sacramento Blvd (2 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W Grand Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Sacramento Blvd alone took 607 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.
Street cleaning9,906 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 800 N Sacramento Blvd — 607 tickets, 1 min walk SW
- 800 N Mozart St — 484 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 900 N Washtenaw Ave — 432 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones3,870 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 800 N Richmond St — 479 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 1100 N Mozart St — 473 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 2600 W Walton St — 435 tickets, 9 min walk E
Plate checks2,627 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1000 N Kedzie Ave — 334 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 1000 N Richmond St — 215 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 800 N Fairfield Ave — 187 tickets, 6 min walk E
Posted restrictions155 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 3000 W Augusta Blvd — 101 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2900 W Grand Ave — 54 tickets, 1 min walk N
Metered blocks1,490 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 1100 N California Ave — 873 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 1000 N California Ave — 617 tickets, 7 min walk NE
Other enforcement410 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 800 N Kedzie — 182 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 600 N Kedzie — 135 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3200 W Grand — 52 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2980 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk S
- 771 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 2 min walk SW
- 3100 W Augusta Blvd — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
- 1111 N Humboldt Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk N
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 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.
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.