Chicago parking by block · South Lawndale · Ward 25

Parking at 3050 S Albany Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3000–3099 S Albany Ave. Everything here is from City records — 25,494 parking tickets written across 67 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
3190 W 31st St (3 min walk) · 3084 S Kedzie Ave (3 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 3050 S Albany Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W 27th St alone took 360 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,560 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,338 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,286 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,014 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
Metered blocks17,049 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3190 W 31st St — red-light camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 3084 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 2718 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 2609 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 2552 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 5 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 25, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.