Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 28
Parking at 50 S Spaulding
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 S Spaulding. Everything here is from City records — 12,038 parking tickets written across 110 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
324 S Kedzie Ave (6 min walk) · 3047 W Jackson Blvd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 50 S Spaulding
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Adams St alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,667 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3500 W Adams St — 409 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3200 W Fulton Blvd — 377 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 3300 W Warren Blvd — 315 tickets, 3 min walk NW
Permit zones1,007 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3300 W Van Buren — 388 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2900 W Adams St — 321 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 3300 W Monroe St — 249 tickets, 2 min walk SW
City sticker checks55 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 300 S Spaulding — 55 tickets, 5 min walk S
Plate checks4,980 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 W Warren Blvd — 323 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 3300 W Maypole Ave — 322 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 3100 W Warren Blvd — 314 tickets, 4 min walk NE
Posted restrictions623 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3300 W Madison St — 214 tickets, 2 min walk NW
- 3100 W Van Buren — 135 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 3500 W Lake — 92 tickets, 10 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 324 S Kedzie Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
- 3047 W Jackson Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
- 133 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
- 208 N Sacramento Blvd — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
- 3646 W Madison St — speed camera, 10 min walk W
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.
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 28, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.