Parking at 3950 S Wells St
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Parking at this address

3950 S Wells St

Ward 3, cleaning section 7 · 5,360 parking tickets were written across 71 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning716 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 3800 S Wabash Ave — 132, 9 min walk E
  • 500 W 37th St — 108, 10 min walk NW
  • 4000 S Dearborn St — 100, 6 min walk E
  • 3800 S State St — 77, 8 min walk NE
  • 0 W Root St — 76, 6 min walk SE
Permit zones447 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 0 W 37th St — 231, 8 min walk NE
  • 3700 S Dearborn St — 173, 8 min walk NE
  • 3600 S Canal St — 43, 10 min walk NW
Plate checks3,444 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 300 W 42nd Pl — 333, 6 min walk S
  • 3800 S Princeton Ave — 322, 3 min walk N
  • 3700 S Princeton Ave — 302, 5 min walk N
  • 500 W 42nd Pl — 191, 10 min walk SW
  • 4000 S Federal St — 162, 5 min walk E
Posted restrictions313 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4200 S State St — 211, 10 min walk SE
  • 3700 S State — 102, 9 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 3, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

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, October 21.
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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.