Chicago parking by address · West Town · Ward 1

Parking at 1950 W North Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 1900–1999 W North Ave. Everything here is from City records — 114,417 parking tickets written across 151 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 154
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
2
1638 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk) · 1635 N Ashland Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 6. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
15
Wed
Apr
16
Thu
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
13
Mon
Jul
14
Tue
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Oct
6
Tue
Oct
7
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 1950 W North Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1400 N Ashland Ave alone took 769 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,274 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 1400 N Ashland Ave — 769 tickets, 9 min walk E
  • 2000 W Pierce Ave — 706 tickets, 3 min walk SW
  • 1900 W Crystal St — 577 tickets, 9 min walk S
Permit zones15,610 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 1600 N Wolcott Ave — 973 tickets, 2 min walk N
  • 1600 N Winchester Ave — 969 tickets, 2 min walk N
  • 1900 W Evergreen Ave — 822 tickets, 6 min walk S
Plate checks15,383 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1200 N Wolcott Ave — 959 tickets, 7 min walk S
  • 1500 N Hoyne Ave — 654 tickets, 5 min walk SW
  • 1900 W Schiller St — 609 tickets, 5 min walk S
Posted restrictions1,139 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 1200 N Wood St — 731 tickets, 9 min walk S
  • 1200 N Hermitage Ave — 408 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks73,949 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1400 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,770 tickets, 5 min walk SE
  • 1500 N Milwaukee Ave — 10,128 tickets, 1 min walk SW
  • 1300 N Milwaukee Ave — 8,398 tickets, 7 min walk SE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 1638 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk E
  • 1635 N Ashland Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk E

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 154 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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.
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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 1, section 6. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.