Parking at 4450 N Simonds Dr
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 N Simonds Dr. Everything here is from City records — 10,062 parking tickets written across 22 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?
None
None within a 10-minute walk.
Streets to watch near 4450 N Simonds Dr
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4300 N Marine Dr alone took 194 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.
Street cleaning194 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4300 N Marine Dr — 194 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks613 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 N Marine Dr — 474 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 600 W Montrose Ave — 139 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,877 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4400 N Simonds Dr — 857 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 4500 N Simonds Dr — 437 tickets, 1 min walk N
- 4600 N Simonds Dr — 342 tickets, 7 min walk NW
Metered blocks6,463 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 500 W Lawrence Ave — 1,849 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 200 W Montrose Harbor Dr — 1,750 tickets, 6 min walk SE
- 300 W Montrose Harbor Dr — 1,644 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Other enforcement876 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4400 N Marine Dr — 472 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 300 W Montrose Dr — 151 tickets, 3 min walk S
- 400 W Montrose Dr — 119 tickets, 3 min walk S
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- 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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.