Parking at 2850 W Polk St
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2850 W Polk St

Ward 28, cleaning section 5 · 12,501 parking tickets were written across 100 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
Then Tuesday, October 6 · Wednesday, October 7 · Monday, November 2 · Tuesday, November 3. 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
2912 W Roosevelt Rd (7 min walk) · 2917 W Roosevelt Rd (7 min walk) · 3047 W Jackson Blvd (10 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Arthington St alone took 311 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,332 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3200 W Arthington St — 311, 9 min walk W
  • 2800 W Polk St — 187, 1 min walk E
  • 2500 W Flournoy St — 183, 9 min walk E
  • 3000 W Jackson Blvd — 182, 9 min walk NW
  • 2500 W Harrison St — 162, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones2,174 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3000 W Flournoy — 752, 5 min walk NW
  • 1200 S Fairfield Ave — 457, 8 min walk SE
  • 3100 W Lexington — 383, 7 min walk W
  • 2900 W Adams St — 321, 10 min walk N
  • 2900 W Polk St — 212, 2 min walk W
City sticker checks108 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 600 S Albany — 108, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks6,840 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3100 W Fillmore — 425, 9 min walk SW
  • 3100 W Polk St — 380, 7 min walk W
  • 2900 W Lexington St — 344, 2 min walk NW
  • 3200 W Lexington St — 290, 9 min walk W
  • 1100 S Troy St — 288, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions561 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1100 S Sacramento Blvd — 426, 6 min walk SW
  • 3100 W Van Buren — 135, 10 min walk NW

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 11.
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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.