Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 3750 W 56th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3700–3799 W 56th St. Everything here is from City records — 11,503 parking tickets written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
3510 W 55th St (7 min walk) · 3946 W 55th St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 15. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue

Streets to watch near 3750 W 56th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,146 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,960 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks120 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,637 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,291 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 7 min walk NW
  • 5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk NW

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 5 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 23, section 15. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.