Chicago parking by block · Portage Park · Ward 45

Parking at 4250 N Kilpatrick Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 N Kilpatrick Ave. Everything here is from City records — 15,096 parking tickets written across 110 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
4650 W Irving Park Rd (7 min walk) · 4653 W Irving Park Rd (7 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 3. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
7
Tue
Apr
8
Wed
Jun
22
Mon
Jun
23
Tue
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri

Streets to watch near 4250 N Kilpatrick Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 W Hutchinson St alone took 128 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,101 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,509 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks3,355 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions580 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks7,689 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4650 W Irving Park Rdred-light camera, 7 min walk S
  • 4653 W Irving Park Rdred-light camera, 7 min walk S
  • 5040 W Montrose Avered-light camera, 9 min walk W
  • 4361 N Milwaukee Avered-light camera, 9 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 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.