Chicago parking by block · Edgewater · Ward 40

Parking at 1650 W Thorndale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1600–1699 W Thorndale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 22,678 parking tickets written across 112 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, October 29

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 65

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

5921 N Clark St (2 min walk) · 5885 N Ridge Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 1650 W Thorndale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 W Elmdale Ave alone took 300 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning9,853 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

1400 W Elmdale Ave — 300 tickets, 5 min walk NE
5600 N Wayne Ave — 296 tickets, 9 min walk SE
1400 W Olive Ave — 268 tickets, 7 min walk SE

Permit zones3,320 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6100 N Wolcott Ave — 496 tickets, 10 min walk NW
1600 W Hollywood Ave — 352 tickets, 5 min walk S
6000 N Paulina St — 321 tickets, 5 min walk N

Plate checks757 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

1700 W Glenlake Ave — 151 tickets, 6 min walk N
6200 N Paulina St — 137 tickets, 9 min walk N
1600 W Bryn Mawr Ave — 129 tickets, 7 min walk S

Posted restrictions648 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

1900 W Hood Ave — 332 tickets, 10 min walk NW
6000 N Ridge Ave — 206 tickets, 4 min walk NW
6100 N Clark St — 110 tickets, 7 min walk N

Metered blocks7,972 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

5500 N Clark St — 3,276 tickets, 9 min walk S
5600 N Clark St — 1,055 tickets, 5 min walk S
1500 W Hollywood Ave — 625 tickets, 5 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5921 N Clark St — red-light camera, 2 min walk NE
5885 N Ridge Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk E
5970 N Clark St — red-light camera, 3 min walk N

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 65 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 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 40, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.