Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 40

Parking at 1850 W Farragut Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 W Farragut Ave. Everything here is from City records — 39,020 parking tickets written across 132 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Monday, September 14

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5059 N Damen Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 1850 W Farragut Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 N Ashland Ave alone took 482 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,161 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5000 N Ashland Ave — 482 tickets, 8 min walk SE
1900 W Winona St — 329 tickets, 4 min walk SW
5100 N Ashland Ave — 305 tickets, 7 min walk E

Permit zones1,249 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4800 N Hermitage Ave — 471 tickets, 10 min walk SE
4900 N Winchester Ave — 353 tickets, 8 min walk S
4900 N Wolcott Ave — 297 tickets, 7 min walk S

Plate checks4,878 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

5000 N Winchester Ave — 440 tickets, 6 min walk S
1400 W Winona St — 318 tickets, 10 min walk E
1900 W Ainslie St — 210 tickets, 9 min walk S

Metered blocks25,035 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

5300 N Clark St — 4,039 tickets, 9 min walk E
5200 N Clark St — 3,827 tickets, 8 min walk E
5400 N Clark St — 3,573 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Other enforcement343 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

4800 N Ravenswood Ave — 294 tickets, 10 min walk S
2100 W Foster Ave — 49 tickets, 7 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5059 N Damen Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk SW

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.

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 40, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.