Almost every parking ticket written here is avoidable, and it comes down to two things: knowing when your block is cleaned, and knowing whether you’re in a permit zone. Both are below — or scan the code at the bottom and type your address to get just your own block.
Find your street in the list below and note that row’s dates — those are the 2026 cleaning days for your block. If your street isn’t listed, or you’re near an edge, check your exact address at autopilotamerica.com/check-your-street. Tickets are written from 9am; the restriction lifts at 2pm.
| Streets | Section | 2026 cleaning dates |
|---|---|---|
| W Addison 4400–4500 · N Cicero 3300–3500 · W Cornelia 4500–4700 · N Keating 3200–3500 · N Kenneth 3200–3300 · N Kenton 3400–3500 · N Kilbourn 3200–3500 +6 more | 30–5 | Apr 13, 14 · May 26, 27 · Jun 9, 10 · Aug 20, 21 · Oct 2, 5 · Nov 17, 18 |
| W Addison 5300–5500 · W Berenice 5300–5500 · W Byron 5300–5500 · N Central 3600–3900 · W Dakin 5300–5500 · W Grace 5300–5500 · W Irving Park 5300–5500 +8 more | 30–8 | Apr 21, 22 · Jun 3, 4 · Jul 17, 20 · Aug 28, 31 · Oct 13, 14 |
| W Addison 5600–5900 · N Austin 3200–3300 · W Belmont 5700 · N Central 3300–3500 · W Cornelia 5600–5900 · W Eddy 5600–5900 · W Henderson 5600–5900 +7 more | 30–10 | Apr 27, 28 · Jun 9, 10 · Jul 23, 24 · Sep 3, 4 · Oct 19, 20 |
| W Addison 4800–5200 · N Cicero 3500 · W Cornelia 4800–5200 · W Eddy 4800–5200 · W Henderson 5100 · N Lamon 3300 · N Laramie 3300–3500 +5 more | 31–7 | Apr 27, 28 · Jun 1, 2 · Jul 7, 8 · Aug 10, 11 · Sep 14, 15 · Oct 19, 20 |
| W Agatite 5100 · W Belle Plaine 4800–4900 · W Berteau 4800–4900 · W Cullom 4800–5100 · N Dickinson 4100 · W Hutchinson 4800–5100 · N Lamon 4200–4300 +8 more | 45–4 | Apr 9, 10 · Jun 24, 25 · Sep 8, 9 |
| W Agatite 5000 · W Ainslie 5200–5300 · N Avondale 4600–4800 · N Cicero 4400–4500 · W Gale 5300 · W Giddings 5200 · N Kennedy 4800 +18 more | 45–5 | Apr 13, 14 · Jun 26, 29 · Sep 10, 11 |
| W Agatite 5200–5500 · N Central 4300–4500 · N Laramie 4300–4400 · N Linder 4300–4500 · N Lockwood 4300–4500 · N Long 4300–4500 · W Montrose 5200–5500 +3 more | 45–6 | Apr 15, 16 · Jun 30 · Jul 1 · Sep 14, 15 |
| W Ainslie 5600–5800 · N Austin 4600–5000 · W Giddings 5600–6100 · W Grover 5600–5700 · W Gunnison 5600–5900 · W Higgins 5900 · W Lawrence 5600–5900 +9 more | 45–8 | Apr 21, 22 · Jul 7, 8 · Sep 18, 21 |
13 more sections cover the edges of Portage Park — look yours up at autopilotamerica.com/check-your-street.
If your street is here you need a zone permit or a day pass, at any hour the posted signs name. Only blocks the City lists as active.
| Zone | Streets in Portage Park |
|---|---|
| 341 | N Narragansett Ave, N Lamon Ave, W Berteau Ave, N Mcvicker Ave, W School St, N Mango Ave +8 more |
| 47 | W Melrose St, W Roscoe St, W Newport Ave, N Cicero Ave, N Lavergne Ave, N Linder Ave |
| 120 | N Milwaukee Ave, W Pensacola Ave, W Hutchinson St, N Lamon Ave, W Warner Ave |
| 55 | N Keating Ave, W Patterson Ave, W Byron St, W Berenice Ave, W School St, W Roscoe St |
| 264 | N Laramie Ave, N Milwaukee Ave, W Giddings St, N Leamington Ave, N London Ave, W Lawrence Ave |
Speed cameras ticket at 6 mph over. Counts are tickets issued in 2024, from the City’s own records.
| Location | Type | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4949 W Lawrence Ave | Speed | 57,689 |
| 5454 W Irving Park | Speed | 15,306 |
| 4620 W Belmont Ave | Speed | 5,344 |
| Irving Park & Kilpatrick | Red light | 3,975 |
| 4123 N Central Ave | Speed | 3,284 |
| Cicero & Addison | Red light | 2,761 |
| Irving Park & Laramie | Red light | 2,538 |
| Austin & Addison | Red light | 1,717 |
Milwaukee, Irving Park, Laporte, Linder generate most of the parking tickets in Portage Park — almost all expired meter, 88% of the tickets on these blocks. The worst five, 2023–2025:
| 4000 N Milwaukee Ave | #467 in city | 2,371 |
| 4800 W Irving Park Rd | #761 in city | 1,463 |
| 4000 N Laporte Ave | #814 in city | 1,375 |
| 4900 W Irving Park Rd | #1,650 in city | 705 |
| 3200 N Linder Ave | #1,879 in city | 628 |
Every block ranked, on a map: autopilotamerica.com/most-ticketed-blocks/neighborhood/portage-park
The fine the City actually billed, averaged over the real tickets — before it doubles for going unpaid.
| Violation | Fine | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Expired Plate Or Temporary Registration | $60 | 18,874 |
| Street Cleaning | $60 | 17,786 |
| Exp. Meter Non-Central Business District | $50 | 10,308 |
| No city sticker | $200 | 8,930 |