Parking at 3550 W Potomac Ave
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3550 W Potomac Ave

Ward 26, cleaning section 16 · 29,763 parking tickets were written across 137 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, November 17 · Wednesday, November 18. 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
3409 W North Ave (8 min walk) · 1569 N Homan Ave (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3200 W Pierce Ave alone took 355 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning14,271 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3200 W Pierce Ave — 355, 10 min walk NE
  • 1300 N Lawndale Ave — 349, 3 min walk W
  • 1600 N Drake Ave — 330, 9 min walk N
  • 3300 W Pierce Ave — 326, 8 min walk NE
  • 1200 N Spaulding Ave — 320, 7 min walk E
Permit zones5,280 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1100 N Lawndale — 925, 5 min walk SW
  • 1100 N Harding Ave — 608, 10 min walk W
  • 1100 N Springfield Ave — 536, 9 min walk SW
  • 1000 N Monticello — 497, 6 min walk S
  • 3900 W Potomac — 469, 9 min walk W
City sticker checks136 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 1300 N Ridgeway Ave — 136, 5 min walk NW
Plate checks5,425 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1400 N Springfield — 407, 9 min walk NW
  • 900 N Central Park — 358, 8 min walk S
  • 3700 W Thomas — 305, 7 min walk SW
  • 1500 N Spaulding Ave — 304, 10 min walk NE
  • 3800 W Thomas — 291, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,708 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3700 W Augusta — 330, 9 min walk SW
  • 1300 N Homan Ave — 283, 5 min walk NE
  • 3600 W Augusta — 259, 8 min walk S
  • 1500 N Homan Ave — 243, 8 min walk NE
  • 3700 W Grand Ave — 243, 5 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 16. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun30Tue
Jul1Wed
Aug14Fri
Aug17Mon
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Nov17Tue
Nov18Wed

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.