Chicago parking by block · Archer Heights · Ward 14

Parking at 3850 W 48th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 W 48th St. Everything here is from City records — 12,501 parking tickets written across 98 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 16
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 34
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
5
4925 S Archer Ave (4 min walk) · 4929 S Pulaski Rd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 3850 W 48th St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4700 S Kedvale Ave alone took 194 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,297 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones5,252 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks249 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks3,049 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,145 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4925 S Archer Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk SW
  • 4929 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 4996 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
  • 4989 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 7 min walk SW
  • 5030 S Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk SW

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 34 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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 14, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.