Chicago parking by block · North Lawndale · Ward 22

Parking at 4450 W Cermak Rd

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4400–4499 W Cermak Rd. Everything here is from City records — 6,578 parking tickets written across 54 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
2374 S Kostner Ave (5 min walk) · 4401 W Ogden Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 22, section 5. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
21
Thu
May
22
Fri
Jul
2
Thu
Jul
6
Mon
Aug
12
Wed
Aug
13
Thu
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
2
Mon
Nov
3
Tue

Streets to watch near 4450 W Cermak Rd

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4100 W 21st Pl alone took 493 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,355 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones553 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks1,127 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Metered blocks192 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2374 S Kostner Avered-light camera, 5 min walk S
  • 4401 W Ogden Avered-light camera, 5 min walk S

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 22, section 5. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.