Chicago parking by address · Lower West Side · Ward 25

Parking at 1650 W 18th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1600–1699 W 18th St. Everything here is from City records — 77,114 parking tickets written across 121 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?
Zone 1541
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
1477 W. Cermak Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 25, 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
May
15
Fri
May
18
Mon
Jun
17
Wed
Jun
18
Thu
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 1650 W 18th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W 18th St alone took 1,266 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,963 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1800 W 18th St — 1,266 tickets, 7 min walk W
  • 1800 W Cermak Rd — 1,074 tickets, 10 min walk SW
  • 1700 W Cermak Rd — 717 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones13,187 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1800 S Throop St — 1,515 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 1600 S Throop St — 1,079 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 1300 W 19th St — 846 tickets, 6 min walk E
Plate checks14,385 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1800 W 21st Pl — 844 tickets, 9 min walk SW
  • 1200 W 19th St — 732 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 1700 W 21st St — 658 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions2,027 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1400 W 17th St — 489 tickets, 3 min walk NE
  • 1900 S Allport St — 427 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 1900 S Throop St — 381 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks40,979 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089 tickets, 5 min walk E
  • 1500 W 18th St — 5,905 tickets, 1 min walk E
  • 1300 W 18th St — 5,302 tickets, 6 min walk E
Other enforcement373 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
  • 1500 S Blue Island Ave — 373 tickets, 9 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1477 W. Cermak Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1541 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 1 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.
Protect this address →Printable one-pagerCheck another address

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 25, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.