Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 26

Parking at 1750 N Richmond St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1700–1799 N Richmond St. Everything here is from City records — 30,074 parking tickets written across 133 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 506
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
3134 W Armitage Ave (8 min walk) · 2010 N Kedzie Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

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

Apr
23
Thu
Apr
24
Fri
Jun
9
Tue
Jun
10
Wed
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 1750 N Richmond St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N California Ave alone took 413 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning16,391 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,394 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks5,111 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks4,932 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement43 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 3134 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 2010 N Kedzie Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 506 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • A spoken warning before you reach any of the 2 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 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.