Parking at 3850 S Wells
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3850 S Wells

Ward 3, cleaning section 5 · 8,804 parking tickets were written across 76 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, October 15
Then Friday, October 16. 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: 3800 S Wabash Ave alone took 132 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning588 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3800 S Wabash Ave — 132, 8 min walk E
  • 500 W 37th St — 108, 8 min walk NW
  • 4000 S Dearborn St — 100, 6 min walk SE
  • 3800 S State St — 77, 7 min walk E
  • 0 W Root St — 76, 8 min walk SE
Permit zones1,462 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3500 S Dearborn St — 402, 9 min walk NE
  • 0 W 36th St — 380, 9 min walk NE
  • 3500 S Federal St — 233, 8 min walk NE
  • 0 W 37th St — 231, 6 min walk NE
  • 3700 S Dearborn St — 173, 6 min walk NE
Plate checks3,906 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 9 min walk S
  • 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322, 1 min walk W
  • 3700 S Princeton Ave — 302, 2 min walk NW
  • 0 E 37th St — 213, 9 min walk NE
  • 3700 S Wallace St — 179, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions181 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3700 S State — 102, 7 min walk E
  • 100 W 35th St — 79, 10 min walk N
Metered blocks2,198 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 0 W 35th St — 1,719, 10 min walk NE
  • 3600 S State St — 479, 8 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
May28Thu
May29Fri
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Oct15Thu
Oct16Fri

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 15.
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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.