Chicago parking by block · Near North Side · Ward 43

Parking at 1550 N Astor St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 N Astor St. Everything here is from City records — 94,615 parking tickets written across 75 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 15
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 74
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
1635 N LaSalle (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 43, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
Apr
14
Tue
Apr
15
Wed
Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Apr
28
Tue
Apr
29
Wed
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
May
12
Tue
May
13
Wed
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
May
26
Tue
May
27
Wed
Jun
2
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jun
16
Tue
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
23
Tue
Jun
24
Wed
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Jul
14
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Jul
28
Tue
Jul
29
Wed
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Aug
11
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Aug
25
Tue
Aug
26
Wed
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Sep
15
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Sep
29
Tue
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Oct
20
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 1550 N Astor St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 N Astor St alone took 1,350 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,121 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,052 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,780 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions23,908 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks46,934 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement2,661 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1635 N LaSalle — speed camera, 6 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 74 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 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 43, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.