Parking at 4450 W 45th St
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 W 45th St. Everything here is from City records — 7,582 parking tickets written across 70 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?
3
4319 W 47th St (6 min walk) · 4246 W 47th St (7 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4450 W 45th St
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4600 S Kilpatrick Ave alone took 199 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning1,510 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4600 S Kilpatrick Ave — 199 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4700 S Kedvale Ave — 194 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 4600 S Keating Ave — 166 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones1,820 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4700 S Kildare Ave — 392 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 4700 S Keeler Ave — 318 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4800 S Kildare Ave — 313 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks3,156 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4700 S Kenneth Ave — 595 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 4400 W 48th St — 293 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 4700 S Knox Ave — 223 tickets, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions476 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4200 W 48th St — 318 tickets, 9 min walk SE
- 4100 W 47th St — 98 tickets, 10 min walk SE
- 4200 W 47th St — 60 tickets, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks57 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4700 W 47th St — 57 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Other enforcement46 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4600 S Tripp Ave — 46 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4319 W 47th St — speed camera, 6 min walk SE
- 4246 W 47th St — speed camera, 7 min walk SE
- 4750 W 47th St — red-light camera, 10 min walk SW
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 3 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.
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.