Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 24
Parking at 1850 S Albany Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 S Albany Ave. Everything here is from City records — 32,040 parking tickets written across 117 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
3314 W 16th St (7 min walk) · 2900 W Ogden Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1850 S Albany Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 S Marshall Blvd alone took 581 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning6,996 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 S Marshall Blvd — 581 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 3000 W 21st Pl — 377 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 3000 W 19th St — 372 tickets, 1 min walk S
Permit zones8,183 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2800 W 21st Pl — 1,331 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2100 S Fairfield Ave — 804 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 2100 S Albany Ave — 729 tickets, 4 min walk S
Plate checks4,836 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 3200 W 23rd St — 379 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 2800 W 19th St — 310 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 3100 W 23rd St — 310 tickets, 9 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,638 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
- 2200 S Sawyer Ave — 419 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2200 S Kedzie Ave — 379 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2300 S Albany Ave — 300 tickets, 10 min walk S
Metered blocks9,727 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2700 W Cermak Rd — 3,573 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 2800 W Cermak Rd — 3,264 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 3000 W Cermak Rd — 1,442 tickets, 6 min walk S
Other enforcement211 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 1900 S California Ave — 157 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 1500 S Sacramento Blvd — 54 tickets, 7 min walk N
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 3314 W 16th St — speed camera, 7 min walk NW
- 2900 W Ogden Ave — speed camera, 8 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 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.
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 24, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.