Chicago parking by block · Douglas · Ward 3

Parking at 3450 S Federal

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 S Federal. Everything here is from City records — 14,917 parking tickets written across 70 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?

None

None within a 10-minute 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 3450 S Federal

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 S Indiana Ave alone took 617 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,812 tickets

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

3600 S Indiana Ave — 617 tickets, 9 min walk SE
3400 S Indiana Ave — 285 tickets, 8 min walk E
3300 S Michigan Ave — 230 tickets, 6 min walk E

Permit zones3,160 tickets

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

3200 S Wells St — 517 tickets, 6 min walk NW
3500 S Dearborn St — 402 tickets, 3 min walk SE
0 W 36th St — 380 tickets, 4 min walk SE

Plate checks2,346 tickets

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

0 E 36th Pl — 394 tickets, 6 min walk SE
3200 S Princeton Ave — 353 tickets, 7 min walk NW
3400 S Prairie Ave — 293 tickets, 9 min walk E

Posted restrictions510 tickets

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

3500 S Michigan Ave — 262 tickets, 6 min walk E
3700 S State — 102 tickets, 9 min walk S
100 W 35th St — 79 tickets, 1 min walk SW

Metered blocks5,810 tickets

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

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

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
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.