Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 39

Parking at 4550 N Kilbourn Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 N Kilbourn Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,122 parking tickets written across 115 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Friday, September 11

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4791 N Elston Ave (6 min walk) · 4440 W Lawrence Ave (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 3. 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 4550 N Kilbourn Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Elston Ave alone took 627 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning3,218 tickets

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

4500 N Elston Ave — 627 tickets, 8 min walk E
4600 N Elston Ave — 429 tickets, 6 min walk E
4600 W Lawrence Ave — 221 tickets, 7 min walk NW

Permit zones1,408 tickets

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

4500 N Kasson Ave — 310 tickets, 9 min walk E
4800 N Kentucky Ave — 190 tickets, 7 min walk N
4400 N La Crosse Ave — 159 tickets, 8 min walk W

Plate checks4,856 tickets

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

4400 N Keeler Ave — 587 tickets, 9 min walk E
4400 N Keokuk Ave — 490 tickets, 10 min walk E
4600 N Lowell Ave — 202 tickets, 6 min walk NE

Posted restrictions677 tickets

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

4800 W Montrose Ave — 243 tickets, 8 min walk SW
4300 W Leland Ave — 165 tickets, 6 min walk NE
4200 W Montrose Ave — 121 tickets, 9 min walk SE

Metered blocks1,389 tickets

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

4400 W Lawrence Avenue — 274 tickets, 6 min walk N
4800 N Elston Avenue — 260 tickets, 6 min walk N
4300 W Lawrence Ave — 253 tickets, 8 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4791 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk N
4440 W Lawrence Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk N
4775 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 8 min walk NW
4810 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 9 min walk NW

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 39, section 3. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.