Chicago parking by block · East Garfield Park · Ward 28
Parking at 850 S California
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 S California. Everything here is from City records — 13,138 parking tickets written across 94 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?
2
2912 W Roosevelt Rd (6 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 850 S California
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Taylor St alone took 367 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning3,741 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2400 W Taylor St — 367 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Arthington St — 361 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Fillmore St — 322 tickets, 9 min walk E
Permit zones2,285 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 3000 W Flournoy — 752 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 1300 S Washtenaw Ave — 481 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 1200 S Fairfield Ave — 457 tickets, 6 min walk S
City sticker checks108 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 600 S Albany — 108 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks6,236 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3100 W Polk St — 380 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 2900 W Lexington St — 344 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 1300 S California Ave — 341 tickets, 10 min walk S
Posted restrictions426 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 1100 S Sacramento Blvd — 426 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2912 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
- 2917 W Roosevelt Rd — speed camera, 7 min walk SW
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.
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.