Parking at 2050 W 47th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 W 47th St. Everything here is from City records — 30,179 parking tickets written across 82 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
4701 S Western Ave (8 min walk) · 4656 S Western Ave (8 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2050 W 47th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Damen Ave alone took 559 tickets in three years, a 2 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,085 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4700 S Damen Ave — 559 tickets, 2 min walk SE
- 4800 S Wood St — 553 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 4700 S Wolcott Ave — 550 tickets, 5 min walk E
Permit zones3,124 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4400 S Honore St — 460 tickets, 8 min walk NE
- 4700 S Seeley Ave — 457 tickets, 1 min walk SE
- 2400 W 47th Pl — 407 tickets, 10 min walk W
Plate checks971 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4800 S Honore St — 389 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 4300 S Wolcott Ave — 263 tickets, 10 min walk NE
- 1800 W 50th St — 221 tickets, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions4,095 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4900 S Wood St — 557 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 4900 S Winchester Ave — 542 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 4900 S Wolcott Ave — 538 tickets, 8 min walk SE
Metered blocks12,947 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4700 S Paulina St — 2,412 tickets, 10 min walk E
- 1800 W 47th St — 2,135 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 1700 W 47th St — 1,720 tickets, 8 min walk E
Other enforcement840 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4800 S Damen Ave — 685 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 1900 W 46th St — 155 tickets, 5 min walk NE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4701 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
- 4656 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
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.