Chicago parking by block · Douglas · Ward 4

Parking at 3050 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3000–3099 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Everything here is from City records — 27,311 parking tickets written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3103 S Martin Luther King Dr (1 min walk) · 371 E 31st St (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 4, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 3050 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Indiana Ave alone took 588 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,800 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,401 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks506 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks8,150 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,446 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks6,680 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement58 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3103 S Martin Luther King Dr — red-light camera, 1 min walk S
  • 371 E 31st St — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW

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 2 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 4, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.