Chicago parking by block · West Ridge · Ward 40

Parking at 2450 W Thorndale Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2400–2499 W Thorndale Ave. Everything here is from City records — 24,320 parking tickets written across 108 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

6016 N Western Ave (4 min walk) · 2340 W Peterson Ave (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 40, section 12. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 2450 W Thorndale Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 6100 N Western Ave alone took 469 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,754 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

6100 N Western Ave — 469 tickets, 7 min walk N
5500 N Artesian Ave — 345 tickets, 8 min walk S
5600 N Artesian Ave — 294 tickets, 6 min walk S

Permit zones10,036 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

6100 N Claremont Ave — 964 tickets, 8 min walk NE
6200 N Claremont Ave — 675 tickets, 10 min walk N
6100 N Oakley Ave — 588 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Plate checks2,543 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

6000 N Oakley Ave — 493 tickets, 6 min walk NE
2400 W Ardmore Ave — 253 tickets, 3 min walk SE
2600 W Glenlake Ave — 220 tickets, 6 min walk NW

Posted restrictions3,225 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

2200 W Granville Ave — 766 tickets, 9 min walk NE
2300 W Granville Ave — 736 tickets, 8 min walk N
6100 N Fairfield Ave — 328 tickets, 9 min walk NW

Metered blocks2,544 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

6200 N Western Ave — 1,374 tickets, 9 min walk N
2600 W Peterson Ave — 287 tickets, 4 min walk NW
5600 N Western Ave — 260 tickets, 7 min walk S

Other enforcement105 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5700 N Lincoln Ave — 105 tickets, 10 min walk W

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

6016 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
2340 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk NE
2650 W Peterson Ave — speed camera, 5 min walk NW
5981 N California Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
2801 W Peterson Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 5 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 40, section 12. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.