Chicago parking by block · New City · Ward 15

Parking at 2050 W 49th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 W 49th St. Everything here is from City records — 26,862 parking tickets written across 95 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
5006 S Western Blvd (8 min walk) · 4701 S Western Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
May
5
Tue
May
6
Wed
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Jul
31
Fri
Aug
3
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Sep
28
Mon
Sep
29
Tue
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 2050 W 49th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Damen Ave alone took 559 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,230 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones2,249 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,916 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions4,042 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks9,382 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement840 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 5006 S Western Blvd — speed camera, 8 min walk W
  • 4701 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

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