Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Park · Ward 32

Parking at 1950 N Southport

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 N Southport. Everything here is from City records — 24,696 parking tickets written across 87 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
1891 N Ashland Ave (5 min walk) · 1613 W Cortland St (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 32, section 20. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May
11
Mon
May
12
Tue
Jul
9
Thu
Jul
10
Fri
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 1950 N Southport

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2300 N Southport Ave alone took 506 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning6,443 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,240 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,482 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks12,217 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1891 N Ashland Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk SW
  • 1613 W Cortland St — red-light camera, 6 min walk W
  • 1635 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk SW
  • 1638 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 9 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 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 32, section 20. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.