Chicago parking by block · West Town · Ward 1

Parking at 2050 W Cortez St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2000–2099 W Cortez St. Everything here is from City records — 95,904 parking tickets written across 152 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 13
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2005 W Division St (4 min walk) · 1950 W Division St (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 1, section 8. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
21
Tue
Apr
22
Wed
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
17
Fri
Jul
20
Mon
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed

Streets to watch near 2050 W Cortez St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1800 W Rice St alone took 582 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning14,336 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones14,205 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks14,593 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,749 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks50,970 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2005 W Division St — red-light camera, 4 min walk N
  • 1950 W Division St — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
  • 2329 W Division St — speed camera, 8 min walk NW
  • 1229 N Western Ave — speed camera, 10 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 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 1, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.