Chicago parking by block · Washington Park · Ward 20

Parking at 450 E Garfield

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 400–499 E Garfield. Everything here is from City records — 8,981 parking tickets written across 73 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Wednesday, October 21

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

536 E Morgan Dr (4 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 20, section 14. 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 450 E Garfield

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5100 S Calumet Ave alone took 400 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning2,303 tickets

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

5100 S Calumet Ave — 400 tickets, 8 min walk N
5400 S Michigan Ave — 312 tickets, 7 min walk W
5100 S Prairie Ave — 200 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Plate checks6,048 tickets

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

5600 S Michigan Ave — 548 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5600 S Wabash Ave — 408 tickets, 10 min walk SW
5300 S Michigan Ave — 355 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Posted restrictions262 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

5600 S Payne Dr — 172 tickets, 9 min walk SE
5300 S Payne Dr — 48 tickets, 9 min walk NE
5500 S Payne Dr — 42 tickets, 8 min walk E

Metered blocks46 tickets

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

100 E 53rd St — 46 tickets, 8 min walk NW

Other enforcement48 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

5800 S Russell Dr — 48 tickets, 9 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

536 E Morgan Dr — speed camera, 4 min walk SE

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 1 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 20, section 14. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.