Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 39

Parking at 3950 W Cullom Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W Cullom Ave. Everything here is from City records — 35,290 parking tickets written across 141 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4010 N Pulaski Rd (7 min walk) · 3960 W Irving Park Rd (8 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.

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Streets to watch near 3950 W Cullom Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,688 tickets

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

3600 W Montrose Ave — 629 tickets, 7 min walk NE
3700 W Montrose Ave — 359 tickets, 5 min walk NE
3800 W Montrose Ave — 333 tickets, 3 min walk NE

Permit zones7,267 tickets

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

4500 N Harding Ave — 600 tickets, 6 min walk N
3600 W Sunnyside Ave — 580 tickets, 9 min walk NE
4600 N Hamlin Ave — 488 tickets, 10 min walk N

City sticker checks106 tickets

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

4100 N Tripp Ave — 106 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Plate checks8,873 tickets

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

4400 N Keeler Ave — 587 tickets, 8 min walk NW
4400 N Keokuk Ave — 490 tickets, 7 min walk NW
3800 W Wilson Ave — 428 tickets, 8 min walk N

Posted restrictions5,696 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

4500 N Lawndale Ave — 650 tickets, 9 min walk NE
4500 N Hamlin Ave — 581 tickets, 7 min walk NE
4200 N Pulaski Rd — 536 tickets, 2 min walk SW

Metered blocks6,592 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

4400 N Elston Ave — 1,385 tickets, 6 min walk NW
4300 N Elston Ave — 933 tickets, 1 min walk W
3900 W Irving Park Rd — 813 tickets, 8 min walk S

Other enforcement62 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3600 W Agatite Ave — 62 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4010 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk S
3960 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 10 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 3 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.