Chicago parking by address · Belmont Cragin · Ward 31

Parking at 3150 N Central Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3100–3199 N Central Ave. Everything here is from City records — 30,964 parking tickets written across 145 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
5550 W Belmont Ave (1 min walk) · 3206 N Central Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
25
Thu
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 3150 N Central Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W Diversey Ave alone took 408 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,907 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5500 W Diversey Ave — 408 tickets, 9 min walk S
  • 5200 W School St — 318 tickets, 10 min walk NE
  • 3300 N Lockwood Ave — 230 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones8,492 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2800 N Parkside Ave — 380 tickets, 8 min walk S
  • 5400 W Melrose St — 378 tickets, 4 min walk NE
  • 5600 W George St — 377 tickets, 6 min walk S
Plate checks2,496 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5300 W Roscoe St — 227 tickets, 9 min walk NE
  • 5300 W Newport Ave — 211 tickets, 10 min walk NE
  • 2800 N Major Ave — 195 tickets, 8 min walk S
Posted restrictions863 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3000 N Lockwood Ave — 330 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 3200 N Lockwood Ave — 202 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 3500 N Central Ave — 115 tickets, 10 min walk N
Metered blocks11,034 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 5600 W Belmont Ave — 2,692 tickets, 2 min walk NW
  • 3100 N Central Ave — 2,498 tickets, 1 min walk N
  • 5500 W Belmont Ave — 1,608 tickets, 1 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5550 W Belmont Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk N
  • 3206 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk N
  • 2806 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
  • 5564 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S

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 31, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.