Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 28

Parking at 3550 W Congress Pkwy

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 W Congress Pkwy. Everything here is from City records — 15,855 parking tickets written across 119 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3655 W Jackson Blvd (5 min walk) · 324 S Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Jul
23
Thu
Jul
24
Fri
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 3550 W Congress Pkwy

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Adams St alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,877 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,643 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks104 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,632 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions275 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement695 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3655 W Jackson Blvdspeed camera, 5 min walk NW
  • 324 S Kedzie Avespeed camera, 9 min walk E
  • 3646 W Madison Stspeed camera, 10 min walk N

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 3 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 28, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.