Parking at 3450 W Congress Pkwy
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3450 W Congress Pkwy

Ward 28, cleaning section 6 · 14,610 parking tickets were written across 118 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 14
Then Tuesday, September 15 · Thursday, October 8 · Friday, October 9 · Wednesday, November 4. 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
324 S Kedzie Ave (7 min walk) · 3655 W Jackson Blvd (7 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3500 W Adams St alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,511 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3500 W Adams St — 409, 6 min walk NW
  • 3200 W Arthington St — 311, 8 min walk SE
  • 3500 W Lexington St — 285, 5 min walk SW
  • 3300 W Flournoy St — 281, 4 min walk SE
  • 3500 W Van Buren St — 265, 3 min walk NW
Permit zones1,794 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3500 W Polk St — 388, 6 min walk SW
  • 3300 W Van Buren — 388, 3 min walk NE
  • 3100 W Lexington — 383, 9 min walk SE
  • 3300 W Monroe St — 249, 7 min walk N
  • 3500 W Arthington St — 148, 7 min walk S
City sticker checks212 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 600 S Albany — 108, 9 min walk E
  • 300 S Spaulding — 55, 5 min walk NE
  • 900 S Spaulding — 49, 8 min walk SE
Plate checks6,233 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3300 W Arthington St — 511, 7 min walk SE
  • 3600 W Polk St — 458, 7 min walk SW
  • 3100 W Polk St — 380, 9 min walk SE
  • 3300 W Polk St — 319, 6 min walk SE
  • 3200 W Lexington St — 290, 7 min walk SE
Posted restrictions624 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 3300 W Madison St — 214, 9 min walk N
  • 900 S Lawndale — 210, 9 min walk SW
  • 3100 W Van Buren — 135, 8 min walk E
  • 100 S Central Park — 65, 7 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr9Thu
Apr10Fri
May5Tue
May6Wed
Jun1Mon
Jun2Tue
Jun26Fri
Jun29Mon
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug18Tue
Aug19Wed
Sep14Mon
Sep15Tue
Oct8Thu
Oct9Fri
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, September 14.
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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.