Chicago parking by block · West Town

Parking at 2450 W North Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2400–2499 W North Ave. Everything here is from City records — 50,211 parking tickets written across 148 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?
4
2413 W North Ave (1 min walk) · 1549 N Western Ave (2 min walk)

Streets to watch near 2450 W North Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 1500 N Claremont Ave alone took 555 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning18,536 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones6,442 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks9,378 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions93 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks15,431 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement288 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2413 W North Avered-light camera, 1 min walk E
  • 1549 N Western Avered-light camera, 2 min walk E
  • 1229 N Western Avespeed camera, 9 min walk S
  • 1226 S Western Avespeed camera, 9 min walk S

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