Chicago parking by block · Archer Heights · Ward 14

Parking at 3950 W 45th St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3900–3999 W 45th St. Everything here is from City records — 9,112 parking tickets written across 83 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4246 W 47th St (9 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.

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Streets to watch near 3950 W 45th 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 cleaning1,240 tickets

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

4700 S Kedvale Ave — 194 tickets, 8 min walk SW
4700 S Karlov Ave — 193 tickets, 7 min walk SW
4600 S Keeler Ave — 142 tickets, 7 min walk SW

Permit zones3,908 tickets

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

4800 S Springfield Ave — 371 tickets, 9 min walk S
4700 S Harding Ave — 354 tickets, 7 min walk S
4700 S Komensky Ave — 337 tickets, 7 min walk S

Plate checks2,593 tickets

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

4000 W 48th St — 289 tickets, 8 min walk S
4800 S Kedvale Ave — 273 tickets, 10 min walk SW
4300 S Komensky Ave — 254 tickets, 4 min walk NW

Posted restrictions838 tickets

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

4800 S Karlov Ave — 213 tickets, 9 min walk S
4800 S Harding Ave — 188 tickets, 9 min walk S
3900 W 47th St — 150 tickets, 5 min walk S

Other enforcement92 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

4300 S Pulaski — 46 tickets, 4 min walk N
4600 S Tripp Ave — 46 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4246 W 47th St — speed camera, 9 min walk SW

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 1 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.