Parking at 2850 S Shields Ave
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2850 S Shields Ave

Ward 11, cleaning section 2 · 22,959 parking tickets were written across 136 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Thursday, October 8 · Friday, October 9. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 S Princeton Ave alone took 269 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,414 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3000 S Princeton Ave — 269, 4 min walk SE
  • 2600 S Wells St — 230, 5 min walk NE
  • 3000 S Wells St — 228, 5 min walk SE
  • 500 W 28th St — 225, 6 min walk NW
  • 200 W 32nd St — 224, 8 min walk S
Permit zones2,641 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3200 S Wells St — 517, 9 min walk S
  • 3100 S Wells St — 332, 7 min walk SE
  • 3100 S Lowe Ave — 308, 9 min walk SW
  • 3100 S Princeton Ave — 297, 6 min walk S
  • 600 W 32nd St — 237, 10 min walk SW
Plate checks7,487 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2900 S State St — 1,030, 9 min walk E
  • 2900 S Federal St — 1,029, 7 min walk E
  • 2700 S State St — 479, 10 min walk E
  • 2800 S State St — 446, 9 min walk E
  • 3200 S Princeton Ave — 353, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions601 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
  • 2900 S Wentworth Ave — 209, 4 min walk E
  • 600 W 29th St — 159, 8 min walk W
  • 2900 S Dearborn — 113, 8 min walk E
  • 600 W 26th St — 78, 9 min walk NW
  • 2700 S Wallace St — 42, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks4,370 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2400 S Wentworth Ave — 2,005, 9 min walk NE
  • 500 W 31st St — 1,015, 7 min walk SW
  • 200 W 31st St — 594, 6 min walk SE
  • 3100 S Wallace St — 390, 8 min walk SW
  • 600 W 31st St — 366, 8 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 11, section 2. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 6.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.