Chicago parking by block · West Garfield Park · Ward 28

Parking at 3950 W Gladys Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W Gladys Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,849 parking tickets written across 140 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 2339
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
3655 W Jackson Blvd (7 min walk) · 3801 W Madison St (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jun
5
Fri
Jun
8
Mon
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Sep
18
Fri
Sep
21
Mon
Oct
15
Thu
Oct
16
Fri
Nov
10
Tue
Nov
12
Thu

Streets to watch near 3950 W Gladys Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3900 W Monroe St alone took 445 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,658 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,814 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks379 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,395 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions155 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,077 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement4,648 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3655 W Jackson Blvdspeed camera, 7 min walk E
  • 3801 W Madison Stred-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 11 S Hamlin Blvdred-light camera, 7 min walk NE
  • 3646 W Madison Stspeed camera, 9 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 2339 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 28, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.