Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 24
Parking at 3350 W Polk St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3300–3399 W Polk St. Everything here is from City records — 16,164 parking tickets written across 121 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?
1
324 S Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3350 W Polk St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Arthington St alone took 311 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning5,220 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3200 W Arthington St — 311 tickets, 3 min walk SE
- 3500 W Lexington St — 285 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 3300 W Flournoy St — 281 tickets, 3 min walk N
Permit zones2,193 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3000 W Flournoy — 752 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 3500 W Polk St — 388 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 3300 W Van Buren — 388 tickets, 6 min walk N
City sticker checks212 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 600 S Albany — 108 tickets, 7 min walk NE
- 300 S Spaulding — 55 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 900 S Spaulding — 49 tickets, 2 min walk SE
Plate checks6,881 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3300 W Arthington St — 511 tickets, 1 min walk S
- 3600 W Polk St — 458 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 3100 W Fillmore — 425 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Posted restrictions500 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 900 S Lawndale — 210 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 3400 W Roosevelt — 155 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 3100 W Van Buren — 135 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Other enforcement503 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 3700 W Arthington — 503 tickets, 9 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 324 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 9 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 1 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 24, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.