Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 30

Parking at 3450 N Monticello Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 N Monticello Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,586 parking tickets written across 118 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1871
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
3
3810 W Belmont Ave (7 min walk) · 3809 W Belmont Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 3450 N Monticello Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3100 N Ridgeway Ave alone took 389 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,603 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones8,732 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,122 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,952 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks3,023 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3810 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 3809 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 3230 N Milwaukee Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1871 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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.
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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 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.