Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3750 N Monticello Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3700–3799 N Monticello Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,050 parking tickets written across 132 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, September 24

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3647 W Irving Park Rd (6 min walk) · 4020 N Elston Ave (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 2. 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 3750 N Monticello Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4000 N St Louis Ave alone took 253 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,470 tickets

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

4000 N St Louis Ave — 253 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3600 W Belle Plaine Ave — 246 tickets, 9 min walk N
3700 N Central Park Ave — 198 tickets, 1 min walk E

Permit zones3,891 tickets

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

3900 W Cornelia — 343 tickets, 9 min walk SW
3700 W Cornelia Ave — 308 tickets, 7 min walk S
3700 N Drake Ave — 276 tickets, 3 min walk E

Plate checks2,495 tickets

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

3300 W Byron St — 244 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3900 N Monticello Ave — 214 tickets, 5 min walk N
3700 W Roscoe St — 210 tickets, 9 min walk S

Posted restrictions1,122 tickets

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

3700 W Addison St — 205 tickets, 5 min walk SW
3900 W Addison St — 156 tickets, 9 min walk SW
3600 N Pulaski Rd — 148 tickets, 9 min walk W

Metered blocks5,764 tickets

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

3400 W Irving Park Rd — 1,137 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4000 N Elston Avenue — 745 tickets, 7 min walk N
3500 W Irving Park Rd — 524 tickets, 7 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk N
4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 7 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 2 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 30, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.