Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 30

Parking at 4050 W Melrose St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4000–4099 W Melrose St. Everything here is from City records — 33,136 parking tickets written across 143 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, September 30
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
6
4021 W Belmont Ave (1 min walk) · 3204 N Pulaski Rd (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 4. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
9
Thu
Apr
10
Fri
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
7
Tue
Jul
8
Wed
Aug
18
Tue
Aug
19
Wed
Sep
30
Wed
Oct
1
Thu
Nov
13
Fri
Nov
16
Mon

Streets to watch near 4050 W Melrose St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 N Haussen Ct alone took 500 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,591 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones9,779 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks7,111 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions6,833 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks3,690 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4021 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 1 min walk S
  • 3204 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 4001 W Belmont Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 3230 N Milwaukee Ave — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 3810 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 6 min walk E
  • 3809 W Belmont Ave — speed camera, 7 min walk E

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 30, section 4. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.