Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 36

Parking at 1850 W Iowa St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 W Iowa St. Everything here is from City records — 118,155 parking tickets written across 163 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, October 13

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Zone 168

A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.

Cameras nearby?

1950 W Division St (9 min walk) · 2005 W Division St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 13. 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 Iowa St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W Rice St alone took 582 tickets in three years, a 1 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,885 tickets

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

1800 W Rice St — 582 tickets, 1 min walk S
1900 W Crystal St — 577 tickets, 10 min walk NW
1600 W Augusta Blvd — 438 tickets, 4 min walk NE

Permit zones22,144 tickets

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

1200 N Paulina St — 2,348 tickets, 9 min walk N
1100 N Marshfield Ave — 1,685 tickets, 8 min walk NE
1000 N Marshfield Ave — 1,045 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Plate checks14,255 tickets

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

1000 N Paulina St — 876 tickets, 5 min walk NE
1600 W Superior St — 559 tickets, 6 min walk SE
1800 W Huron St — 516 tickets, 5 min walk S

Posted restrictions1,194 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

1200 N Wood St — 731 tickets, 9 min walk N
1800 W Grand Ave — 309 tickets, 10 min walk S
1700 W Grand Ave — 113 tickets, 10 min walk S

Metered blocks68,677 tickets

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

1700 W Division St — 5,529 tickets, 8 min walk N
2000 W Division — 4,693 tickets, 10 min walk NW
1100 N Ashland Ave — 4,506 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

1950 W Division St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
2005 W Division St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW
1601 W Division St — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
1173 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE

How to not get any of these

A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
Zone 168 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
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.

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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 36, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.