Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 20

Parking at 1050 W 51st St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1000–1099 W 51st St. Everything here is from City records — 7,846 parking tickets written across 100 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
29
Wed
Jul
30
Thu
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed

Streets to watch near 1050 W 51st St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 S Morgan St alone took 90 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning694 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
City sticker checks127 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks6,035 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions114 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Other enforcement189 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 20, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.