Parking at 1650 W 42nd St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1600–1699 W 42nd St. Everything here is from City records — 9,672 parking tickets written across 49 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 1650 W 42nd St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4400 S Wood St alone took 463 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,688 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4400 S Wood St — 463 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4500 S Wood St — 403 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 4300 S Wood St — 363 tickets, 6 min walk SW
Permit zones1,933 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4400 S Honore St — 460 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1600 W 38th St — 415 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 4400 S Hermitage Ave — 309 tickets, 7 min walk S
Plate checks631 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4300 S Wolcott Ave — 263 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3800 S Wood St — 163 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1800 W 43rd St — 91 tickets, 5 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,513 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1400 W 44th St — 439 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 1700 W 44th St — 343 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 1600 W 45th St — 268 tickets, 8 min walk S
Metered blocks655 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4500 S Ashland Ave — 655 tickets, 9 min walk S
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1300 W 44th St — 63 tickets, 8 min walk SE
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.