Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 50

Parking at 2950 W Peterson

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Peterson. Everything here is from City records — 18,312 parking tickets written across 120 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 13

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

2801 W Peterson Ave (4 min walk) · 5981 N California Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 50, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2950 W Peterson

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Rosemont Ave alone took 392 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,520 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

2800 W Rosemont Ave — 392 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6200 N Francisco Ave — 279 tickets, 6 min walk N
6100 N Talman Ave — 253 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Permit zones2,824 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6200 N Fairfield Ave — 373 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6000 N Rockwell St — 368 tickets, 10 min walk E
6000 N Talman Ave — 351 tickets, 8 min walk E

Plate checks865 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

2600 W Glenlake Ave — 220 tickets, 9 min walk E
6200 N California Ave — 184 tickets, 8 min walk NE
5700 N Richmond St — 78 tickets, 7 min walk S

Posted restrictions2,607 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

2700 W Rosemont Ave — 350 tickets, 9 min walk NE
6100 N Fairfield Ave — 328 tickets, 7 min walk NE
6200 N Mozart St — 320 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Metered blocks4,633 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

2900 W Devon Ave — 1,788 tickets, 10 min walk N
6300 N Mozart St — 1,130 tickets, 9 min walk N
6300 N Richmond St — 394 tickets, 9 min walk N

Other enforcement281 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5800 N Lincoln — 131 tickets, 3 min walk S
5700 N Lincoln Ave — 105 tickets, 7 min walk SE
3000 W Peterson — 45 tickets, 1 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2801 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk E
5981 N California Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk E
3137 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk W
2650 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk E

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.

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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 50, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.