Parking at 3850 S Damen Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 S Damen Ave. Everything here is from City records — 8,369 parking tickets written across 63 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
2080 W Pershing Rd (3 min walk)
Streets to watch near 3850 S Damen Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 W 37th St alone took 286 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,790 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1600 W 37th St — 286 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 2200 W 37th St — 259 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 3600 S Paulina St — 217 tickets, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones1,717 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 1600 W 38th St — 415 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 3700 S Paulina St — 202 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 3500 S Winchester Ave — 191 tickets, 8 min walk N
City sticker checks88 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 3700 S Damen Ave — 48 tickets, 2 min walk N
- 1900 W Pershing Rd — 40 tickets, 1 min walk S
Plate checks1,045 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3700 S Wood St — 260 tickets, 6 min walk NE
- 3800 S Wood St — 163 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 3500 S Seeley Ave — 136 tickets, 8 min walk N
Posted restrictions569 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1700 W 37th St — 162 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 3500 S Honore St — 138 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 2000 W 35th St — 121 tickets, 9 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2080 W Pershing Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk W
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 1 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.