Chicago parking by block · Lincoln Square · Ward 47

Parking at 4550 N Rockwell St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 N Rockwell St. Everything here is from City records — 40,314 parking tickets written across 127 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?
6
2721 W Montrose Ave (5 min walk) · 4436 N Western Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 47, 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
28
Thu
May
29
Fri
Jul
27
Mon
Jul
28
Tue
Sep
22
Tue
Sep
23
Wed
Nov
19
Thu
Nov
20
Fri

Streets to watch near 4550 N Rockwell St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4400 N Western alone took 249 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,358 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones1,608 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
City sticker checks468 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
Plate checks4,647 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions924 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks27,069 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2721 W Montrose Avespeed camera, 5 min walk SW
  • 4436 N Western Avespeed camera, 5 min walk E
  • 4433 N Western Avespeed camera, 5 min walk E
  • 4353 N Western Avered-light camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 2380 W Montrose Avered-light camera, 6 min walk SE
  • 2409 W Lawrence Avered-light camera, 8 min walk NE

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 6 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 47, section 1. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.