Chicago parking by block · Archer Heights · Ward 14

Parking at 4450 W 47th

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 W 47th. Everything here is from City records — 12,732 parking tickets written across 92 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 27
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
4319 W 47th St (4 min walk) · 4246 W 47th St (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 1. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
1
Wed
Apr
2
Thu
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
15
Wed
Jul
16
Thu
Sep
3
Thu
Sep
4
Fri
Oct
27
Tue
Oct
28
Wed

Streets to watch near 4450 W 47th

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4900 S Tripp Ave alone took 234 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,682 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones3,709 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks249 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,862 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,559 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks57 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
Other enforcement46 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 4319 W 47th St — speed camera, 4 min walk E
  • 4246 W 47th St — speed camera, 5 min walk E
  • 4750 W 47th St — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
  • 4644 S Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 8 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 14, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.