Parking at 2850 N Southport Ave
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Parking at this address

2850 N Southport Ave

Ward 32, cleaning section 9 · 55,559 parking tickets were written across 141 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
2
3111 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk) · 3130 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1100 W Barry Ave alone took 397 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,807 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1100 W Barry Ave — 397, 9 min walk NE
  • 1100 W Oakdale Ave — 384, 7 min walk E
  • 1300 W Melrose St — 366, 9 min walk N
  • 2900 N Racine Ave — 333, 5 min walk E
  • 3100 N Racine Ave — 331, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones5,002 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1000 W Oakdale Ave — 604, 9 min walk E
  • 2700 N Kenmore Ave — 582, 10 min walk SE
  • 1100 W Wellington Ave — 547, 7 min walk NE
  • 1000 W George St — 491, 9 min walk E
  • 1100 W Wolfram St — 462, 6 min walk E
Plate checks6,012 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1400 W Melrose St — 387, 9 min walk N
  • 1400 W Fletcher St — 375, 7 min walk N
  • 1200 W Barry Ave — 306, 7 min walk NE
  • 2500 N Southport Ave — 273, 9 min walk S
  • 2600 N Marshfield Ave — 272, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions594 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1400 W Diversey Pkwy — 191, 3 min walk SW
  • 1500 W Diversey Pkwy — 185, 4 min walk SW
  • 1600 W Diversey Pkwy — 117, 6 min walk W
  • 1700 W Diversey Pkwy — 101, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks33,996 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2700 N Lincoln Ave — 3,464, 8 min walk SE
  • 1300 W Belmont Ave — 3,060, 8 min walk N
  • 2900 N Lincoln Ave — 3,020, 2 min walk NE
  • 2800 N Lincoln Ave — 2,578, 4 min walk E
  • 3100 N Lincoln Ave — 2,476, 8 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, September 30.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.