Parking at 3550 S California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,106 parking tickets written across 49 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 12, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 3550 S California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W 38th St alone took 543 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
- 2800 W 38th St — 543 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 2900 W 38th Pl — 381 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2700 W 38th Pl — 310 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 3000 W 38th Pl — 322 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2700 W Pershing Rd — 221 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 3500 S Francisco Ave — 162 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 2600 W 38th St — 202 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2700 W 37th Pl — 185 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2600 W 35th Pl — 148 tickets, 4 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.
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 12, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.