Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 38

Parking at 6350 W Berteau Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 6300–6399 W Berteau Ave. Everything here is from City records — 5,321 parking tickets written across 91 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
6350 W Irving Pk Rd (5 min walk) · 6226 W Irving Park Rd (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 38, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu

Streets to watch near 6350 W Berteau Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4000 N Meade Ave alone took 119 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,105 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones838 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks229 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks1,765 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions65 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks397 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 6350 W Irving Pk Rd — red-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 6226 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 5 min walk SE
  • 6401 W Irving Pk Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 6009 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 9 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 4 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 38, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.