Chicago parking by address · West Town · Ward 1

Parking at 1550 W Chicago Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 W Chicago Ave. Everything here is from City records — 87,901 parking tickets written across 157 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
1455 W Grand Ave (7 min walk) · 1173 N Ashland Ave (10 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 1. 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
2
Thu
May
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1550 W Chicago Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W Rice St alone took 582 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,589 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1800 W Rice St — 582 tickets, 7 min walk W
  • 1600 W Augusta Blvd — 438 tickets, 6 min walk NW
  • 1400 W Ohio St — 429 tickets, 5 min walk S
Permit zones19,496 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1100 N Marshfield Ave — 1,685 tickets, 10 min walk N
  • 1000 N Marshfield Ave — 1,045 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 1100 N Paulina St — 996 tickets, 10 min walk N
Plate checks12,557 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1000 N Paulina St — 876 tickets, 7 min walk NW
  • 1600 W Superior St — 559 tickets, 3 min walk SW
  • 1800 W Huron St — 516 tickets, 8 min walk W
Posted restrictions826 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 1800 W Grand Ave — 309 tickets, 10 min walk SW
  • 1600 W Grand Ave — 183 tickets, 8 min walk S
  • 1100 N Cleaver St — 180 tickets, 10 min walk N
Metered blocks46,304 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1100 N Ashland Ave — 4,506 tickets, 8 min walk N
  • 1600 W Chicago Ave — 4,497 tickets, 3 min walk W
  • 1800 W Chicago Ave — 3,967 tickets, 7 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1455 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk S
  • 1173 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk N

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 1, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.