Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 14

Parking at 3250 W 57th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3200–3299 W 57th St. Everything here is from City records — 27,931 parking tickets written across 132 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5532 S Kedzie Ave (4 min walk) · 3217 W 55th St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, 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
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri

Streets to watch near 3250 W 57th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W 59th St alone took 389 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,893 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,811 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks9,260 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,610 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks176 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5532 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk N
  • 3217 W 55th St — speed camera, 5 min walk N
  • 3209 W 55th St — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 3212 W 55th St — speed camera, 5 min walk N
  • 5452 S Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 10 min walk NW

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 6 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 14, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.