Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 26

Parking at 1550 N Fairfield Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 N Fairfield Ave. Everything here is from City records — 34,129 parking tickets written across 118 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

2413 W North Ave (8 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.

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Streets to watch near 1550 N Fairfield Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N California Ave alone took 413 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning17,380 tickets

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

1500 N California Ave — 413 tickets, 1 min walk W
1300 N Maplewood Ave — 412 tickets, 7 min walk SE
1500 N Rockwell St — 391 tickets, 4 min walk E

Permit zones4,023 tickets

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

2700 W Crystal St — 693 tickets, 8 min walk S
1600 N Fairfield Ave — 561 tickets, 2 min walk N
1700 N Humboldt Blvd — 512 tickets, 8 min walk NW

City sticker checks62 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

1300 N Humboldt — 62 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Plate checks3,555 tickets

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

1500 N Campbell Ave — 354 tickets, 6 min walk E
1600 N Albany Ave — 329 tickets, 9 min walk W
2500 W Cortland St — 301 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Posted restrictions96 tickets

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

2800 W Division — 96 tickets, 9 min walk S

Metered blocks8,878 tickets

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

2600 W Division St — 2,266 tickets, 10 min walk S
2700 W Division St — 2,179 tickets, 9 min walk S
2700 W North Ave — 1,378 tickets, 2 min walk NW

Other enforcement43 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1400 N Humboldt Dr — 43 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2413 W North Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
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.