Chicago parking by block · North Center · Ward 47

Parking at 4050 N Western Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4000–4099 N Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 14,988 parking tickets written across 111 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
2501 W Irving Park Rd (3 min walk) · 2705 W Irving Park Ave (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 47, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
29
Wed
Apr
30
Thu
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
24
Mon
Aug
25
Tue
Oct
21
Wed
Oct
22
Thu

Streets to watch near 4050 N Western Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 W Pensacola Ave alone took 156 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,057 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones416 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks602 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,438 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions210 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks5,915 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2501 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 3 min walk W
  • 2705 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk W
  • 2712 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk W
  • 4353 N Western Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
  • 2380 W Montrose Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk N
  • 2782 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 10 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 6 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 47, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.