Chicago parking by block · Dunning · Ward 38

Parking at 3450 N Pontiac Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 N Pontiac Ave. Everything here is from City records — 1,444 parking tickets written across 51 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 29
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
8043 W Addison St (8 min walk) · 8020 W Forest Preserve Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 38, section 23. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 3450 N Pontiac Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 N Pioneer Ave alone took 52 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning200 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks43 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks396 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 8043 W Addison Stspeed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 8020 W Forest Preserve Avespeed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 8006 W Addison Stspeed 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 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 38, section 23. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.