Parking at 2850 S California Blvd
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2850 S California Blvd

Ward 24, cleaning section 1 · 21,532 parking tickets were written across 41 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 8
Then Friday, October 9 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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?
3
3190 W 31st St (8 min walk) · 3084 S Kedzie Ave (8 min walk) · 2718 S Kedzie Ave (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 S Sawyer Ave alone took 136 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning188 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2800 S Sawyer Ave — 136, 9 min walk W
  • 3000 W 26th St — 52, 9 min walk NW
Permit zones667 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2600 S Troy St — 273, 10 min walk NW
  • 2700 S Troy St — 263, 8 min walk NW
  • 2700 S Sacramento Ave — 131, 5 min walk NW
Plate checks2,572 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2800 W 25th St — 1,700, 10 min walk N
  • 2700 S Whipple St — 164, 6 min walk NW
  • 3100 W 27th St — 116, 9 min walk NW
  • 3000 S Troy St — 113, 7 min walk W
  • 3200 W 30th St — 112, 10 min walk W
Posted restrictions231 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3200 W 28th St — 167, 9 min walk W
  • 2600 S Washtenaw Ave — 64, 8 min walk NE
Metered blocks17,577 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2800 S California Blvd — 5,925, 3 min walk NE
  • 2600 S California Blvd — 5,648, 7 min walk N
  • 2900 S California Blvd — 1,943, 3 min walk E
  • 3000 S California Blvd — 1,310, 3 min walk E
  • 2700 S California Blvd — 1,283, 6 min walk NE

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, October 8.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
3 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.