Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 27

Parking at 2950 W Wilcox St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2900–2999 W Wilcox St. Everything here is from City records — 12,205 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
3047 W Jackson Blvd (4 min walk) · 133 N Sacramento Blvd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 2950 W Wilcox St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Warren Blvd alone took 263 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,728 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,418 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks163 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks8,019 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions252 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3047 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 133 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 6 min walk N
  • 324 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 208 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light 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.
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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 27, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.