Chicago parking by block · Edgewater · Ward 48

Parking at 1450 W Elmdale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1400–1499 W Elmdale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 35,173 parking tickets written across 130 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
5885 N Ridge Ave (3 min walk) · 5970 N Clark St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1450 W Elmdale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6100 N Winthrop Ave alone took 841 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning14,152 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,522 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks482 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,791 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks15,188 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5885 N Ridge Ave — speed camera, 3 min walk SW
  • 5970 N Clark St — red-light camera, 4 min walk W
  • 5921 N Clark St — red-light camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 5857 N Broadway — speed camera, 8 min walk SE

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 48, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.