Chicago parking by block · Near West Side · Ward 27

Parking at 1650 W Maypole Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1600–1699 W Maypole Ave. Everything here is from City records — 40,191 parking tickets written across 138 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1546 W Madison St (4 min walk) · 115 N Ogden Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 27, 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
13
Wed
May
14
Thu
Jun
11
Thu
Jun
12
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
10
Mon
Aug
11
Tue
Sep
8
Tue
Sep
9
Wed
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
4
Wed
Nov
5
Thu

Streets to watch near 1650 W Maypole Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1700 W Jackson Blvd alone took 136 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning236 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones12,023 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks11,735 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,595 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks13,956 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1546 W Madison St — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 115 N Ogden Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 5 S Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
  • 1455 W Grand Ave — speed 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 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 27, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.