Chicago parking by block · Douglas · Ward 3

Parking at 50 E 29th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 E 29th St. Everything here is from City records — 19,128 parking tickets written across 104 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
1
371 E 31st St (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Aug
27
Thu
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 50 E 29th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 S Indiana Ave alone took 588 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,600 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,981 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,443 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,349 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,308 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement186 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 371 E 31st St — red-light 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 1 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 3, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.