Chicago parking by block · Mckinley Park · Ward 12

Parking at 3550 S Seeley Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 S Seeley Ave. Everything here is from City records — 11,068 parking tickets written across 104 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 31
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
3517 S Western Ave (9 min walk) · 3452 S Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 12, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 3550 S Seeley Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 37th St alone took 259 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,597 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,155 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks88 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks1,574 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,152 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Other enforcement69 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3517 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 3452 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 2080 W Pershing Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk S
  • 3624 S Western Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 31 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 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 12, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.