Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 47

Parking at 1850 W Winnemac Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1800–1899 W Winnemac Ave. Everything here is from City records — 44,615 parking tickets written across 133 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, September 18

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5059 N Damen Ave (4 min walk) · 4804 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 47, section 20. 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 Winnemac Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 N Ashland Avenue alone took 619 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,667 tickets

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

4800 N Ashland Avenue — 619 tickets, 8 min walk SE
4700 N Ashland Ave — 486 tickets, 9 min walk SE
5000 N Ashland Ave — 482 tickets, 6 min walk E

Permit zones5,020 tickets

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

4800 N Wolcott Ave — 548 tickets, 5 min walk S
4800 N Paulina St — 514 tickets, 6 min walk SE
4600 N Winchester Ave — 502 tickets, 10 min walk S

Plate checks4,683 tickets

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

5000 N Winchester Ave — 440 tickets, 2 min walk W
1400 W Winona St — 318 tickets, 9 min walk E
1900 W Ainslie St — 210 tickets, 4 min walk SW

Posted restrictions194 tickets

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

4700 N Wolcott Ave — 194 tickets, 8 min walk S

Metered blocks25,953 tickets

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

5200 N Clark St — 3,827 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5100 N Clark St — 3,390 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4800 N Clark St — 2,956 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Other enforcement909 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

4700 N Ravenswood Ave — 347 tickets, 8 min walk S
4800 N Ravenswood Ave — 294 tickets, 5 min walk S
1800 W Leland Ave — 219 tickets, 9 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5059 N Damen Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk W
4804 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk SE
1601 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk SE

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 3 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 47, section 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.