Chicago parking by block · Englewood · Ward 20

Parking at 150 W Garfield

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 100–199 W Garfield. Everything here is from City records — 7,130 parking tickets written across 75 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
176 W Garfield Blvd (1 min walk) · 5523 S Wentworth Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Oct
2
Fri
Oct
5
Mon

Streets to watch near 150 W Garfield

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Michigan Ave alone took 312 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,184 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Plate checks5,209 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks46 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 176 W Garfield Blvd — red-light camera, 1 min walk W
  • 5523 S Wentworth Ave — red-light camera, 2 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 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 20, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.