Chicago parking by block · Albany Park · Ward 33

Parking at 3950 W Wilson Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W Wilson Ave. Everything here is from City records — 51,307 parking tickets written across 156 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4005 W Lawrence Ave (6 min walk) · 4812 N Pulaski Rd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 3. 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 Wilson Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,232 tickets

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

3600 W Montrose Ave — 629 tickets, 8 min walk SE
4500 N Elston Ave — 627 tickets, 8 min walk W
4600 N Elston Ave — 429 tickets, 10 min walk W

Permit zones10,871 tickets

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

4500 N Harding Ave — 600 tickets, 1 min walk SW
3600 W Sunnyside Ave — 580 tickets, 8 min walk E
4600 N Hamlin Ave — 488 tickets, 4 min walk NE

Plate checks11,087 tickets

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

4400 N Keeler Ave — 587 tickets, 8 min walk SW
4400 N Keokuk Ave — 490 tickets, 8 min walk SW
4600 N Lawndale Ave — 436 tickets, 6 min walk E

Posted restrictions8,840 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

3500 W Wilson Ave — 859 tickets, 9 min walk E
3700 W Leland Ave — 655 tickets, 5 min walk NE
4500 N Lawndale Ave — 650 tickets, 6 min walk E

Metered blocks13,155 tickets

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

3600 W Lawrence Ave — 3,528 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3800 W Lawrence Ave — 1,917 tickets, 5 min walk N
3700 W Lawrence Ave — 1,601 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Other enforcement62 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

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

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4005 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk NW
4812 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk N

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.

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 33, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.