Parking at 1850 N Central
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 N Central. Everything here is from City records — 20,110 parking tickets written across 106 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 37, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 1850 N Central
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5500 W North Ave alone took 343 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
- 5500 W North Ave — 343 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 5300 W North Ave — 301 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 1800 N Luna Ave — 259 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 2100 N Mango Ave — 678 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2000 N Parkside — 662 tickets, 4 min walk N
- 2100 N Menard Ave — 463 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 1500 N Central Ave — 91 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 1600 N Mayfield Ave — 349 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 1700 N Mayfield Ave — 273 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 1700 N Mason Ave — 570 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 1600 N Luna — 529 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2100 N Parkside — 504 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 5500 W Homer St — 63 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 5700 W North Ave — 62 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk NE
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 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.
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 37, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.