Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 45

Parking at 4050 N Elston Avenue

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4000–4099 N Elston Avenue. Everything here is from City records — 28,168 parking tickets written across 145 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
4020 N Elston Ave (1 min walk) · 3647 W Irving Park Rd (1 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
Jun
15
Mon
Jun
16
Tue
Aug
28
Fri
Aug
31
Mon

Streets to watch near 4050 N Elston Avenue

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,231 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,253 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,781 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions2,241 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks8,141 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement287 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
  • 3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
  • 3960 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 7 min walk W
  • 4010 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 8 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 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 45, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.