Parking at 3950 W 74th
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W 74th. Everything here is from City records — 2,648 parking tickets written across 55 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 23, section 24. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 3950 W 74th
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 W 78th Pl alone took 171 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
- 3700 W 78th Pl — 171 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 4100 W 78th St — 161 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 3700 W 72nd St — 114 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 7100 S Harding Ave — 154 tickets, 8 min walk N
- 7100 S Springfield Ave — 125 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 7200 S Springfield Ave — 83 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 7200 S Lawndale Ave — 74 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 3700 W 76th St — 131 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 7200 S Hamlin Ave — 104 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 3700 W Hayford St — 79 tickets, 6 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 7826 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 min walk S
- 7833 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 9 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 2 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.
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 24. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.