Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3450 N Linder Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 N Linder Ave. Everything here is from City records — 29,503 parking tickets written across 143 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
5619 W Addison St (5 min walk) · 3602 N Central Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri

Streets to watch near 3450 N Linder Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W School St alone took 318 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,239 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,086 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks87 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,265 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,642 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks11,034 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5619 W Addison St — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 3602 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
  • 3206 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 5550 W Belmont Ave — red-light camera, 6 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 4 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 30, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.