Parking at 1950 N Laramie
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 N Laramie. Everything here is from City records — 21,245 parking tickets written across 119 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
5440 W Grand Ave (7 min walk) · 4807 W Armitage Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 1950 N Laramie
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Latrobe Ave alone took 423 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,043 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 1500 N Latrobe Ave — 423 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 5200 W North Ave — 378 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5300 W North Ave — 301 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Permit zones2,248 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2000 N Lamon Ave — 704 tickets, 8 min walk E
- 4800 W Cortland St — 452 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 1600 N Lockwood Ave — 327 tickets, 8 min walk S
Plate checks5,422 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2100 N Latrobe Ave — 331 tickets, 5 min walk N
- 1700 N Linder Ave — 322 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2100 N Leamington Ave — 262 tickets, 5 min walk N
Posted restrictions4,395 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 5100 W Palmer St — 421 tickets, 7 min walk N
- 2100 N Lockwood Ave — 369 tickets, 6 min walk NW
- 5300 W Belden Ave — 349 tickets, 9 min walk N
Metered blocks846 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4800 W Armitage Avenue — 846 tickets, 7 min walk E
Other enforcement63 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5500 W Homer St — 63 tickets, 10 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5440 W Grand Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk NW
- 4807 W Armitage Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk E
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.