Parking at 650 S Damen
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Parking at this address

650 S Damen

Ward 28, cleaning section 3 · 70,485 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
Then Thursday, October 1 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 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: 2100 W Taylor St alone took 284 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning699 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2100 W Taylor St — 284, 7 min walk SW
  • 1700 W Jackson Blvd — 136, 9 min walk NE
  • 600 S Oakley Blvd — 118, 8 min walk W
  • 1100 S Hoyne Ave — 88, 8 min walk S
  • 400 S Paulina St — 73, 9 min walk NE
Permit zones6,105 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2100 W Polk St — 559, 4 min walk SW
  • 2000 W Polk St — 521, 3 min walk S
  • 1000 S Oakley Blvd — 517, 10 min walk SW
  • 700 S Claremont Ave — 489, 9 min walk W
  • 800 S Claremont Ave — 380, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks6,188 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 2000 W Adams St — 410, 8 min walk N
  • 100 S Wood St — 369, 10 min walk NE
  • 2100 W Gladys — 363, 6 min walk NW
  • 2000 W Jackson Blvd — 361, 6 min walk N
  • 2000 W Harrison St — 288, 2 min walk NW
Posted restrictions15,007 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1100 S Wood — 3,284, 9 min walk SE
  • 1800 W Taylor — 1,768, 7 min walk SE
  • 800 S Paulina — 1,342, 8 min walk E
  • 1600 W Congress Pkwy — 1,236, 9 min walk E
  • 900 S Wood — 1,150, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks38,822 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1900 W Ogden Ave — 7,468, 1 min walk SE
  • 1000 S Hermitage Ave — 4,393, 9 min walk SE
  • 1700 W Taylor St — 3,596, 9 min walk SE
  • 1000 S Paulina St — 3,166, 10 min walk SE
  • 1900 W Congress Pkwy — 2,909, 2 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 3. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr1Wed
Apr2Thu
Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
May21Thu
May22Fri
Jun17Wed
Jun18Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Sep30Wed
Oct1Thu
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed

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
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.