Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 39

Parking at 3850 W Berteau Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 W Berteau Ave. Everything here is from City records — 35,961 parking tickets written across 143 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
4020 N Elston Ave (6 min walk) · 3960 W Irving Park Rd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 3850 W Berteau Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,622 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,316 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,656 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,067 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks9,162 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement62 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 3960 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 4010 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk SE

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 39, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.