Chicago parking by block · Austin · Ward 37

Parking at 1550 N Leamington Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 N Leamington Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,097 parking tickets written across 128 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, October 19

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4801 W North Ave (8 min walk) · 4754 W North Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 37, section 10. 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 Leamington Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5200 W Crystal alone took 425 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning10,382 tickets

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

5200 W Crystal — 425 tickets, 9 min walk S
1500 N Latrobe Ave — 423 tickets, 3 min walk W
1400 N Laramie Ave — 416 tickets, 3 min walk SW

Permit zones3,622 tickets

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

4800 W Wabansia Ave — 677 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4800 W Concord Pl — 394 tickets, 7 min walk E
1600 N Lockwood Ave — 327 tickets, 4 min walk NW

Plate checks6,223 tickets

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

5300 W Hirsch — 347 tickets, 6 min walk SW
1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 10 min walk NW
5300 W Crystal — 289 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Posted restrictions455 tickets

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

5500 W Wabansia Ave — 221 tickets, 10 min walk W
5400 W Bloomingdale — 118 tickets, 10 min walk NW
4900 W Bloomingdale Ave — 116 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Other enforcement192 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

1300 N Laramie Ave — 192 tickets, 6 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4801 W North Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk E
4754 W North 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 37, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.