Chicago parking by block · Mckinley Park · Ward 12

Parking at 3650 S Western Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3600–3699 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,840 parking tickets written across 92 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3624 S Western Ave (1 min walk) · 3517 S Western Ave (4 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.

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Streets to watch near 3650 S Western Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 37th St alone took 259 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,350 tickets

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

2200 W 37th St — 259 tickets, 2 min walk SE
3500 S Damen Ave — 213 tickets, 10 min walk E
3600 S Hoyne Ave — 183 tickets, 7 min walk E

Permit zones3,111 tickets

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

3900 S Campbell Ave — 366 tickets, 9 min walk S
2500 W 39th Pl — 320 tickets, 9 min walk SW
2400 W 40th St — 301 tickets, 9 min walk S

City sticker checks48 tickets

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

3700 S Damen Ave — 48 tickets, 10 min walk E

Plate checks1,269 tickets

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

2600 W 38th St — 202 tickets, 8 min walk SW
2700 W 37th Pl — 185 tickets, 10 min walk W
2600 W 35th Pl — 148 tickets, 8 min walk W

Posted restrictions485 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

2000 W 35th St — 121 tickets, 10 min walk NE
2200 W 35th St — 109 tickets, 6 min walk NE
2100 W 35th St — 107 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Metered blocks172 tickets

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

3800 S Archer Ave — 172 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3624 S Western Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk NW
3517 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
3452 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
2080 W Pershing Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk SE

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 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.