Chicago parking by block · Humboldt Park · Ward 26

Parking at 1650 N Monticello Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1600–1699 N Monticello Ave. Everything here is from City records — 31,813 parking tickets written across 137 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?
Zone 155
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
3409 W North Ave (6 min walk) · 1569 N Homan Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 26, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Sep
1
Tue
Sep
2
Wed
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 1650 N Monticello Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1600 N Sawyer Ave alone took 372 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning13,967 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones4,031 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks136 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,575 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions3,517 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks6,565 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3409 W North Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 1569 N Homan Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk E
  • 3950 W North Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 1579 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 1754 N Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk W

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 155 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 5 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 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.