Parking at 1850 S Western Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 29,359 parking tickets written across 81 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?
4
2108 S Western Ave (5 min walk) · 2115 S Western Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1850 S Western Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2200 W 18th St alone took 1,310 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,361 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2200 W 18th St — 1,310 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 2100 W 18th St — 1,257 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 2300 W 18th St — 1,239 tickets, 2 min walk E
Permit zones11,558 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 W 21st St — 1,396 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 2100 W 21st Pl — 1,112 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2200 W 21st Pl — 1,076 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Plate checks4,537 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2300 W 21st Pl — 677 tickets, 5 min walk S
- 2600 W 21st Pl — 620 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 2000 W 19th St — 363 tickets, 8 min walk E
Posted restrictions2,820 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 1500 S Washtenaw Ave — 912 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 1400 S Washtenaw Ave — 780 tickets, 10 min walk NW
- 2100 S Hoyne Ave — 415 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Metered blocks1,823 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2600 W Cermak Rd — 993 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 2100 S Leavitt St — 830 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2108 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk S
- 2115 S Western Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk S
- 2140 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk S
- 2425 W Cermak Rd — red-light camera, 8 min walk S
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 4 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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.