Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3850 N Kostner Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 N Kostner Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,425 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
3601 N Milwaukee Ave (6 min walk) · 4650 W Irving Park Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 3850 N Kostner Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3900 N Kostner Ave alone took 243 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,190 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,965 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks106 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,275 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,724 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,535 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3601 N Milwaukee Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk S
  • 4650 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 4653 W Irving Park Rd — red-light 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 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 30, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.