Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 31

Parking at 3550 N Lockwood Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 N Lockwood Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,632 parking tickets written across 140 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 14

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3602 N Central Ave (8 min walk) · 5619 W Addison St (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 7. 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 3550 N Lockwood Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W School St alone took 318 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,115 tickets

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

5200 W School St — 318 tickets, 6 min walk S
5100 W Roscoe St — 242 tickets, 5 min walk SE
5200 W Roscoe St — 232 tickets, 3 min walk S

Permit zones5,784 tickets

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

4900 W Henderson St — 562 tickets, 10 min walk SE
5400 W Melrose St — 378 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5100 W Melrose St — 373 tickets, 8 min walk SE

City sticker checks137 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

5200 W Waveland Ave — 87 tickets, 5 min walk N
3700 N Lavergne Ave — 50 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Plate checks2,761 tickets

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

3500 N Lavergne Ave — 277 tickets, 8 min walk E
5300 W Roscoe St — 227 tickets, 3 min walk SW
3500 N Long Ave — 212 tickets, 3 min walk W

Posted restrictions2,403 tickets

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

5000 W School St — 263 tickets, 9 min walk SE
3300 N Laramie Ave — 244 tickets, 6 min walk SE
3300 N Leclaire Ave — 237 tickets, 6 min walk SE

Metered blocks2,266 tickets

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

5200 W Belmont Ave — 781 tickets, 8 min walk S
3200 N Linder Ave — 609 tickets, 9 min walk SW
5300 W Belmont Ave — 395 tickets, 8 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3602 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
5619 W Addison St — red-light camera, 8 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 2 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 31, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.