Chicago parking by block · North Center · Ward 32

Parking at 3550 N Claremont Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 N Claremont Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,802 parking tickets written across 113 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, November 4
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
3563 N Western Ave (1 min walk) · 3521 N Western Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 3550 N Claremont Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 N Claremont Ave alone took 241 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,900 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones658 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks53 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,552 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions823 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks2,467 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3563 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk NW
  • 3521 N Western Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk SW
  • 3534 N Western Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk W
  • 2415 W Addison St — red-light camera, 2 min walk NW
  • 2549 W Addison St — speed camera, 4 min walk W

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 5 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 32, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.