Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 33

Parking at 4250 N Monticello Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 N Monticello Ave. Everything here is from City records — 40,359 parking tickets written across 149 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
4020 N Elston Ave (6 min walk) · 3647 W Irving Park Rd (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 6. 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
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
14
Mon
Sep
15
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 4250 N Monticello Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,645 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,401 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,640 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions7,566 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks7,758 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement349 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk S
  • 3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk S

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 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.