Chicago parking by block · Humboldt Park · Ward 28

Parking at 4250 W Ferdinand St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4200–4299 W Ferdinand St. Everything here is from City records — 6,984 parking tickets written across 67 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?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
5
4041 W Chicago Ave (8 min walk) · 732 N Pulaski Rd (8 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 28, section 7. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
7
Thu
May
8
Fri
Jun
3
Wed
Jun
4
Thu
Jun
30
Tue
Jul
1
Wed
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Aug
20
Thu
Aug
21
Fri
Sep
16
Wed
Sep
17
Thu
Oct
13
Tue
Oct
14
Wed
Nov
6
Fri
Nov
9
Mon

Streets to watch near 4250 W Ferdinand St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 W West End Ave alone took 299 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,311 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,533 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks70 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks2,463 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions56 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Other enforcement129 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4041 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 732 N Pulaski Rd — speed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 4040 W Chicago Ave — speed camera, 8 min walk NE
  • 4011 W Chicago Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NE
  • 810 N Pulaski Rd — red-light camera, 10 min walk NE

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 5 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 28, section 7. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.