Chicago parking by block · Albany Park · Ward 33
Parking at 2950 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Lawrence Ave. Everything here is from City records — 39,359 parking tickets written across 130 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 2950 W Lawrence Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 N Kedzie Ave alone took 468 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning10,269 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4900 N Kedzie Ave — 468 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 3200 W Argyle St — 456 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 4700 N Whipple St — 445 tickets, 3 min walk W
Permit zones2,714 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3100 W Eastwood Ave — 478 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3000 W Gunnison St — 436 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 4500 N Troy St — 404 tickets, 9 min walk SW
City sticker checks102 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2600 W Eastwood Ave — 102 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks2,161 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 5000 N Albany Ave — 372 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 4900 N Whipple St — 237 tickets, 5 min walk NW
- 2600 W Gunnison St — 185 tickets, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions4,647 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3200 W Wilson Ave — 733 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 3100 W Wilson Ave — 620 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3100 W Sunnyside Ave — 498 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Metered blocks19,258 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W Lawrence Ave — 2,594 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 3100 W Lawrence Ave — 2,250 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 4700 N Kedzie Ave — 1,856 tickets, 7 min walk W
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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 33, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.