Parking at 1150 W 45th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1100–1199 W 45th St. Everything here is from City records — 4,624 parking tickets written across 42 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1150 W 45th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 W 46th St alone took 299 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,247 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 W 46th St — 299 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 4600 S Laflin St — 283 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4500 S Justine St — 182 tickets, 9 min walk W
Plate checks2,193 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Elizabeth St — 329 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 4700 S Ada St — 232 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4700 S Bishop St — 206 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions489 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1400 W 44th St — 439 tickets, 7 min walk W
- 1500 W 45th St — 50 tickets, 10 min walk W
Metered blocks388 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4700 S Laflin St — 388 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1300 W 44th St — 63 tickets, 5 min walk NW
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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.