Chicago parking by block · West Englewood · Ward 17

Parking at 2050 W 70th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 W 70th St. Everything here is from City records — 7,941 parking tickets written across 120 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 23
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 17, section 22. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Jun
1
Mon
Jun
2
Tue
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Oct
23
Fri
Oct
26
Mon

Streets to watch near 2050 W 70th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6900 S Artesian Ave alone took 182 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,949 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones130 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks402 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,734 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • 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 17, section 22. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.