Chicago parking by block · Near West Side · Ward 28

Parking at 850 S Western Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 800–899 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 23,969 parking tickets written across 118 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?
2
2360 W Van Buren St (8 min walk) · 342 S Western Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 3. 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
Apr
27
Mon
Apr
28
Tue
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 850 S Western Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2400 W Taylor St alone took 367 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,653 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,869 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks76 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,023 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,454 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks5,494 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2360 W Van Buren St — red-light camera, 8 min walk N
  • 342 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk N

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.
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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 28, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.