Chicago parking by block · Douglas · Ward 3

Parking at 3350 S Prairie Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3300–3399 S Prairie Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,769 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 13

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3103 S Martin Luther King Dr (8 min walk) · 371 E 31st St (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 3350 S Prairie Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 S Indiana Ave alone took 617 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,968 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

3600 S Indiana Ave — 617 tickets, 6 min walk S
400 E 35th St — 542 tickets, 7 min walk E
3000 S Indiana Ave — 542 tickets, 8 min walk N

Permit zones2,674 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

400 E 31st Street — 605 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3200 S Rhodes Ave — 550 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3100 S Vernon Ave — 504 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Plate checks9,589 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

3500 S Rhodes Ave — 1,852 tickets, 9 min walk SE
500 E 33rd Pl — 601 tickets, 8 min walk E
400 E 33rd St — 541 tickets, 6 min walk E

Posted restrictions408 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

3500 S Michigan Ave — 262 tickets, 4 min walk SW
100 W 35th St — 79 tickets, 10 min walk W
100 E 36th St — 67 tickets, 5 min walk SW

Metered blocks5,216 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

3500 S State St — 1,889 tickets, 7 min walk SW
0 W 35th St — 1,719 tickets, 8 min walk SW
100 E 35th St — 739 tickets, 3 min walk SW

Other enforcement654 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3400 S Rhodes Ave — 596 tickets, 8 min walk E
200 E 31st St — 58 tickets, 8 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3103 S Martin Luther King Dr — red-light camera, 8 min walk NE
371 E 31st St — red-light camera, 8 min walk N

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