Parking at 3250 S Western Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3200–3299 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 3,798 parking tickets written across 58 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3452 S Western Ave (5 min walk) · 3517 S Western Ave (6 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3250 S Western Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3300 S Bell Ave alone took 118 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,361 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3300 S Bell Ave — 118 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 3300 S Hamilton Ave — 108 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 3500 S Hamilton Ave — 104 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Permit zones1,104 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3400 S Leavitt St — 154 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 3300 S Seeley Ave — 154 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 3400 S Oakley Ave — 152 tickets, 4 min walk SE
Plate checks641 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 S Hoyne Ave — 177 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 2600 W 35th Pl — 148 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2500 W 36th St — 76 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions258 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2200 W 35th St — 109 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 2100 W 35th St — 107 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 3600 S Oakley Ave — 42 tickets, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 2000 W 34th St — 69 tickets, 9 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3452 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
- 3517 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
- 3624 S Western Ave — speed 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 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.