Chicago parking by block · North Center · Ward 35

Parking at 3250 N N Branch Chicago River

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3200–3299 N N Branch Chicago River. Everything here is from City records — 9,882 parking tickets written across 98 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3521 N Western Ave (9 min walk) · 2549 W Addison St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 35, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 3250 N N Branch Chicago River

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 N Claremont Ave alone took 236 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,377 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones374 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,572 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,090 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3521 N Western Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 2549 W Addison St — speed camera, 9 min walk N
  • 3534 N Western Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk NE

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 3 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 35, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.