Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3950 N Central Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 N Central Ave. Everything here is from City records — 10,821 parking tickets written across 132 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
5601 W Irving Park Rd (1 min walk) · 4010 N Central Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 3950 N Central Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 N Marmora Ave alone took 206 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,720 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,552 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,661 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions424 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks775 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5601 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk NW
  • 4010 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk N
  • 5454 W Irving Park — speed camera, 3 min walk E
  • 4123 N Central Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk N
  • 3602 N Central Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk S
  • 5619 W Addison St — red-light camera, 10 min walk S

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 6 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 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.