Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 3850 W 56th Pl

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 W 56th Pl. Everything here is from City records — 11,289 parking tickets written across 108 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3946 W 55th St (4 min walk) · 5433 S Pulaski Ave (5 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.

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Streets to watch near 3850 W 56th Pl

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 59th St alone took 354 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,439 tickets

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

3700 W 59th St — 354 tickets, 8 min walk S
3600 W 58th Pl — 153 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3400 W 56th St — 117 tickets, 10 min walk E

Permit zones2,713 tickets

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

3900 W 56th Pl — 438 tickets, 3 min walk SW
5400 S Springfield Ave — 240 tickets, 4 min walk N
3900 W 59th St — 225 tickets, 10 min walk S

City sticker checks263 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

4100 W 58th Pl — 143 tickets, 10 min walk SW
3700 W 56th St — 120 tickets, 3 min walk SE

Plate checks4,846 tickets

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

3500 W 58th St — 233 tickets, 8 min walk SE
3500 W 57th St — 221 tickets, 8 min walk E
3700 W 58th St — 214 tickets, 7 min walk SE

Posted restrictions1,558 tickets

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

4200 W 55th St — 248 tickets, 10 min walk W
3600 W 55th St — 247 tickets, 5 min walk NE
3900 W 55th St — 210 tickets, 4 min walk NW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3946 W 55th St — red-light camera, 4 min walk NW
5433 S Pulaski Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
5450 S Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW
5428 S Pulaski S Rd — speed camera, 6 min walk NW
3510 W 55th St — speed camera, 8 min walk E

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.