Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 31

Parking at 3950 W Wellington Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W Wellington Ave. Everything here is from City records — 33,746 parking tickets written across 127 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2810 N Pulaski Rd (5 min walk) · 4001 W Belmont Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
3
Fri
Apr
6
Mon
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Oct
29
Thu
Oct
30
Fri

Streets to watch near 3950 W Wellington Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 N Haussen Ct alone took 500 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,032 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,879 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks6,874 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions5,577 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks6,214 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2810 N Pulaski Rdred-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 4001 W Belmont Avered-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 4011 W Diversey Avered-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 3911 W Diversey Avespeed camera, 5 min walk S
  • 3204 N Pulaski Rdred-light camera, 5 min walk N
  • 4021 W Belmont Avespeed camera, 5 min walk NW

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 31, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.