Parking at 2950 W North Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W North Ave. Everything here is from City records — 27,404 parking tickets written across 110 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?
1
1569 N Homan Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2950 W North Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N California Ave alone took 413 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning15,099 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 1600 N Sawyer Ave — 372 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 1400 N Kedzie Ave — 369 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones2,798 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1900 N Humboldt Blvd — 632 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 1700 N Humboldt Blvd — 512 tickets, 4 min walk N
City sticker checks62 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 1300 N Humboldt — 62 tickets, 6 min walk S
Plate checks4,020 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 1500 N Kedzie Ave — 432 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 1600 N Albany Ave — 329 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 1500 N Spaulding Ave — 304 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions328 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1600 N Kimball Ave — 328 tickets, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks4,955 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W North Ave — 1,478 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 2700 W North Ave — 1,378 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 2600 W North Ave — 1,125 tickets, 9 min walk E
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1400 N Humboldt Dr — 43 tickets, 5 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 1569 N Homan Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk W
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 1 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.