Parking at 3850 W 44th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 W 44th St. Everything here is from City records — 5,686 parking tickets written across 64 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 3850 W 44th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4600 S Kedvale Ave alone took 134 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning755 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Kedvale Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4600 S Komensky Ave — 126 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4500 S Avers Ave — 100 tickets, 5 min walk S
Permit zones2,567 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4700 S Harding Ave — 354 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 4700 S Komensky Ave — 337 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 4700 S Hamlin Ave — 219 tickets, 9 min walk S
Plate checks1,446 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4300 S Komensky Ave — 254 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 4600 S Karlov Ave — 182 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4000 W 46th St — 139 tickets, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions518 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3900 W 47th St — 150 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 4500 S Drake Ave — 141 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 3800 W 47th St — 129 tickets, 8 min walk S
Other enforcement46 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4300 S Pulaski — 46 tickets, 3 min walk NW
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.
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.