Parking at 4550 S Western Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4500–4599 S Western Ave. Everything here is from City records — 14,523 parking tickets written across 71 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
2
4656 S Western Ave (4 min walk) · 4701 S Western Ave (5 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4550 S Western Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2500 W 45th St alone took 498 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning4,532 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 2500 W 45th St — 498 tickets, 5 min walk W
- 2600 W 47th St — 296 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4100 S Artesian Ave — 256 tickets, 10 min walk N
Permit zones5,936 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4500 S Rockwell St — 541 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 4500 S Fairfield Ave — 475 tickets, 9 min walk W
- 4700 S Seeley Ave — 457 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Plate checks2,451 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2400 W 45th St — 614 tickets, 3 min walk W
- 2400 W 46th St — 479 tickets, 3 min walk SW
- 2500 W 46th St — 444 tickets, 5 min walk W
Posted restrictions1,510 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4600 S Rockwell St — 305 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 4200 S Rockwell St — 281 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 4200 S Talman Ave — 267 tickets, 10 min walk NW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4656 S Western Ave — red-light camera, 4 min walk S
- 4701 S Western Ave — red-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.
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 , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.