Parking at 2950 W Lake St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Lake St. Everything here is from City records — 10,974 parking tickets written across 98 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?
3
133 N Sacramento Blvd (1 min walk) · 208 N Sacramento Blvd (1 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W Lake St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Fulton Blvd alone took 377 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning2,605 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3200 W Fulton Blvd — 377 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 3200 W Warren Blvd — 263 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 3200 W Washington Blvd — 225 tickets, 7 min walk W
Permit zones666 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 W Washington Blvd — 345 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 2900 W Adams St — 321 tickets, 8 min walk S
Plate checks6,965 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 W Warren Blvd — 323 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 3300 W Maypole Ave — 322 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 3100 W Warren Blvd — 314 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions117 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3100 W Madison St — 76 tickets, 5 min walk SW
- 100 S Sacramento — 41 tickets, 7 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 133 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
- 208 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 1 min walk NW
- 3047 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 10 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.
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.