Chicago parking by block · West Elsdon · Ward 23

Parking at 4450 W 53rd St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 W 53rd St. Everything here is from City records — 13,571 parking tickets written across 107 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?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

5356 S Archer Ave (8 min walk) · 5207 S Cicero Ave (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 11. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 4450 W 53rd St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5400 S Kenneth Ave alone took 153 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning606 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

5400 S Kenneth Ave — 153 tickets, 4 min walk S
5600 S Kolin Ave — 143 tickets, 9 min walk S
5600 S Kildare Ave — 103 tickets, 10 min walk SE

Permit zones4,193 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

5000 S Kildare Ave — 415 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4200 W 50th St — 351 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5100 S Kildare Ave — 319 tickets, 7 min walk NE

City sticker checks178 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

5100 S Knox Ave — 178 tickets, 5 min walk NW

Plate checks6,125 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

4500 W 51st St — 558 tickets, 5 min walk N
5200 S Tripp Ave — 220 tickets, 6 min walk E
4900 S Kostner Ave — 212 tickets, 9 min walk N

Posted restrictions1,911 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

4500 W 55th St — 259 tickets, 6 min walk SW
4300 W 50th St — 252 tickets, 8 min walk NE
4200 W 55th St — 248 tickets, 8 min walk SE

Metered blocks217 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

5100 S Archer Ave — 217 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

5356 S Archer Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk W
5207 S Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 9 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 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 23, section 11. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.