Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 26

Parking at 1050 N Francisco Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1000–1099 N Francisco Ave. Everything here is from City records — 29,207 parking tickets written across 103 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1111 N Humboldt Blvd (4 min walk) · 3100 W Augusta Blvd (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Aug
6
Thu
Aug
7
Fri
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 1050 N Francisco Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Sacramento Blvd alone took 607 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,116 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,903 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks62 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,100 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions251 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks6,315 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement234 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1111 N Humboldt Blvdspeed camera, 4 min walk NW
  • 3100 W Augusta Blvdspeed camera, 5 min walk W
  • 2980 W Chicago Avered-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 771 N Sacramento Blvdred-light camera, 7 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 cameras nearby.
  • Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
  • The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
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Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward 26, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.