Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 33

Parking at 4250 N California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 15,201 parking tickets written across 111 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
2721 W Montrose Ave (4 min walk) · 2782 W Irving Park Rd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
24
Thu
Sep
25
Fri
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 4250 N California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4000 N Mozart St alone took 240 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,261 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,793 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks415 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,346 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions468 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks1,731 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2721 W Montrose Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk N
  • 2782 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
  • 2712 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk S
  • 2807 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk S
  • 2705 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk S
  • 2501 W Irving Park Rd — speed 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 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 33, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.