Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 26

Parking at 1450 N Fairfield Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1400–1499 N Fairfield Ave. Everything here is from City records — 38,011 parking tickets written across 117 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
2413 W North Ave (9 min walk) · 1549 N Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 1450 N Fairfield Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1200 N Campbell Ave alone took 467 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning16,804 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,807 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 checks3,976 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions189 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks12,020 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2413 W North Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 1549 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk E

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 2 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 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.