Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 39

Parking at 4450 N Kenneth Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 N Kenneth Ave. Everything here is from City records — 13,434 parking tickets written across 117 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
4791 N Elston Ave (9 min walk) · 4440 W Lawrence Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, 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
May
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
21
Tue
Jul
22
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 4450 N Kenneth Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Elston Ave alone took 627 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,233 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,021 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks106 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks5,108 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions677 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
Metered blocks2,626 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4791 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N
  • 4440 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk N

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 2 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 39, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.