Parking at 3550 W Dickens Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3500–3599 W Dickens Ave. Everything here is from City records — 50,595 parking tickets written across 141 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
2010 N Kedzie Ave (8 min walk) · 3134 W Armitage Ave (9 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3550 W Dickens Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 N Kimball Ave alone took 463 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning14,869 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 N Kimball Ave — 463 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 3600 W Dickens Ave — 442 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 3100 W Palmer St — 384 tickets, 9 min walk E
Permit zones5,097 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3500 W Cortland St — 646 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 1900 N Spaulding Ave — 583 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 1900 N St Louis Ave — 485 tickets, 5 min walk S
Plate checks7,472 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 N Spaulding Ave — 465 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2300 N Sawyer Ave — 385 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 3500 W Dickens Ave — 378 tickets, 1 min walk N
Posted restrictions3,551 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1700 N Kimball Ave — 580 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 1900 N Kimball Ave — 512 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 2200 N Kimball Ave — 493 tickets, 5 min walk NE
Metered blocks19,599 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3200 W Armitage Ave — 3,416 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 3200 W Fullerton Ave — 2,575 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 3500 W Fullerton Ave — 2,475 tickets, 8 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2010 N Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
- 3134 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk E
- 2223 N Kedzie Blvd — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.