Chicago parking by block · Hermosa · Ward 31

Parking at 4250 W Altgeld St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 W Altgeld St. Everything here is from City records — 32,942 parking tickets written across 119 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
2381 N Pulaski Rd (8 min walk) · 3970 W Fullerton Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 31, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 4250 W Altgeld St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4400 W Fullerton Ave alone took 413 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,488 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones13,607 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks4,008 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,405 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks6,248 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2381 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
  • 3970 W Fullerton Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
  • 4424 W Diversey Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk NW
  • 2711 N Pulaski — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 4011 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk NE

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 5 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 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.