Chicago parking by address · Lower West Side · Ward 25

Parking at 1750 W 18th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1700–1799 W 18th St. Everything here is from City records — 71,881 parking tickets written across 117 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 1465
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
1
1477 W. Cermak Rd (10 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 1750 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 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,287 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1800 W 18th St — 1,266 tickets, 4 min walk W
  • 2000 W 18th St — 1,178 tickets, 9 min walk W
  • 1800 W Cermak Rd — 1,074 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones9,506 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1300 W 19th St — 846 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 1800 S Laflin St — 827 tickets, 6 min walk E
  • 1700 W 17th St — 775 tickets, 1 min walk NW
Plate checks12,297 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1800 W 21st Pl — 844 tickets, 7 min walk SW
  • 1900 W 21st St — 693 tickets, 9 min walk SW
  • 1700 W 21st St — 658 tickets, 6 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,995 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1900 W Cullerton St — 606 tickets, 8 min walk SW
  • 1400 W 17th St — 489 tickets, 6 min walk E
  • 2100 S Paulina St — 284 tickets, 7 min walk S
Metered blocks39,569 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1800 S Blue Island Ave — 6,089 tickets, 8 min walk E
  • 1500 W 18th St — 5,905 tickets, 3 min walk E
  • 1300 W 18th St — 5,302 tickets, 9 min walk E

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1477 W. Cermak Rd — speed camera, 10 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1465 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.
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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 25, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.