Chicago parking by block · Edgewater · Ward 48

Parking at 1550 W Thorndale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1500–1599 W Thorndale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 27,379 parking tickets written across 125 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
5885 N Ridge Ave (1 min walk) · 5921 N Clark St (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 48, section 2. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
17
Fri
Apr
20
Mon
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
8
Thu
Oct
9
Fri
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 1550 W Thorndale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Elmdale Ave alone took 300 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,158 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,027 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks730 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions316 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks11,070 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5885 N Ridge Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk S
  • 5921 N Clark St — red-light camera, 2 min walk SW
  • 5970 N Clark St — red-light camera, 2 min walk W
  • 5857 N Broadway — speed 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 4 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 48, section 2. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.