Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3850 N Pulaski Rd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 N Pulaski Rd. Everything here is from City records — 19,273 parking tickets written across 133 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
3960 W Irving Park Rd (5 min walk) · 4010 N Pulaski Rd (5 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.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 3850 N Pulaski Rd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 N Keeler Ave alone took 226 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,469 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,994 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,125 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,403 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks3,825 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3960 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 4010 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 10 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 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 30, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.