Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 1

Parking at 1550 N Artesian Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 N Artesian Ave. Everything here is from City records — 52,801 parking tickets written across 148 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 15

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 102

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

2413 W North Ave (1 min walk) · 1549 N Western Ave (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

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Streets to watch near 1550 N Artesian Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Claremont Ave alone took 555 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning18,406 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

1500 N Claremont Ave — 555 tickets, 3 min walk E
1200 N Campbell Ave — 467 tickets, 9 min walk S
1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 9 min walk W

Permit zones6,378 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

2100 W Concord Pl — 763 tickets, 8 min walk E
2400 W Homer St — 657 tickets, 10 min walk N
1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561 tickets, 8 min walk W

Plate checks9,888 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

1500 N Hoyne Ave — 654 tickets, 9 min walk E
1200 N Leavitt St — 551 tickets, 10 min walk SE
1600 N Leavitt St — 457 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Posted restrictions93 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

2300 W Hirsch St — 93 tickets, 5 min walk SE

Metered blocks17,700 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

1800 N Milwaukee Ave — 3,228 tickets, 8 min walk NE
2000 W North Ave — 2,252 tickets, 9 min walk E
2100 W North Ave — 1,923 tickets, 7 min walk E

Other enforcement288 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1800 N Western Ave — 288 tickets, 8 min walk N

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2413 W North Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk NE
1549 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk E
1229 N Western Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk S
1226 S Western Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk S
2329 W Division St — speed camera, 10 min walk S

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 102 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 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 1, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.